The West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… men, some as young as 14, leaving their families to work abroad had become a rite of passage, carrying on of the … in 1834, all enslaved people at the Cape were made to work a four year apprenticeship for their enslavers, which … labour force. [lxvi] Their ability to do strenuous manual work in extreme heat, their strong athletic build, sobriety …