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longliveblackness · 1 year
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Sara 'Saartjie' Baartman was born in 1789 at the Gamtoos river in what is now known as the Eastern Cape. She belonged to the cattle-herding Gonaquasub group of the Khoikhoi. Sara grew up on a colonial farm where her family most probably worked as servants. Her mother died when she was aged two and her father, who was a cattle driver, died when she reached adolescence.
Sara married a Khoikhoi man who was a drummer and they had one child together who died shortly after birth.
Due to colonial expansion, the Dutch came into conflict with the Khoikhoi. As a result people were gradually absorbed into the labour system. When she was sixteen years old Sara's fiancé was murdered by Dutch colonists.
Soon after, she was sold into slavery to a trader named Pieter Willem Cezar, who took her to Cape Town where she became a domestic servant to his brother. It was during this time that she was given the name 'Saartjie', a Dutch diminutive for Sara.
On 29 October 1810, Sara allegedly 'signed' a contract with an English ship surgeon named William Dunlop who was also a friend of Cezar and his brother Hendrik.
Apparently, the terms of her 'contract were that she would travel with Hendrik, Cezar and Dunlop to England and Ireland to work as a domestic servant, and be exhibited for entertainment purposes. She was to receive a 'portion of earnings from her exhibitions and be allowed to return to South Africa after five years. Two reasons make her 'signing' appear dubious. The first is that she was illiterate and came from a cultural tradition that did not write or keep records. Secondly, the Cezar families experienced financial woes and it is suspected that they used Sara to earn money.
Sara Baartman's large buttocks and unusual colouring made her the object of fascination by the colonial Europeans who presumed that they were racially superior. Dunlop wanted Sara to come to London and become an oddity for display. She was taken to London where she was displayed in a building in Piccadilly, a street that was full of various oddities like “the ne plus ultra of hideousness" and "the greatest deformity in the world". Englishmen and women paid to see Sara's half naked body displayed.
Sara ‘Saartjie’ Baartman died in Paris on December 29, 1815 at the age of 26 for unknown reasons. Even after her death, many of her body parts would go on display at the Musée de l’Homme (Museum of Man), in Paris to support racist theories about people of African ancestry. Some of the body parts remained on display until 1974.
In 1994 South African President Nelson Mandela formally requested that Baartman’s remains be returned to South Africa. On March 6, 2002, her remains were returned and buried at Hankey in the Eastern Cape Province.
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Sara “Saartjie” Baartman, nació en el año 1789 cerca del Río Gaamtoos, hoy en día conocido como Cabo Oriental. Ella pertenecía a un grupo de los Khoikhoi que se dedicaba a pastorear ganado, los Gonaquasub. Sara creció en una granja colonial, lo más probable es que su familia solían ser sirvientes en esta granja. Su madre falleció cuando ella tenía dos años y su padre, quien era un pastor ganadero, murió cuando ella llegó a la adolescencia.
Sara se casó con un hombre Khoikhoi que era percusionista y tuvieron un hijo juntos, pero falleció poco después de nacer.
Debido a la expansión colonial, los Holandeses entraron en conflicto con los Khoikhoi. Cómo resultado, las personas fueron absorbidas gradualmente por el sistema laboral. Cuando Sara tenía 15 años, su prometido fue asesinado por colonizadores holandeses.
Poco después, fue vendida en esclavitud a un comerciante llamado Pieter Willem Cezar, quién la llevó a la Ciudad del Cabo, dónde se convirtió en sirvienta doméstica para el hermano de él. Fue durante este tiempo que se le había dado el nombre de “Saartjie”, un diminutivo de Sara en holandés.
El 29 de octubre de 1810, presuntamente Sara había firmado un contrato con el cirujano de un barco, su nombre era William Dunlop, quién era amigo de Cezar y su hermano, Hendrik.
Aparentemente, los términos de su contrato era que viajaría con Hendrik, Cezar y Dunlop a Inglaterra e Irlanda para trabajar como sirvienta doméstica y ser exhibida con propósitos de entretenimiento. Ella recibiría “una porción de las ganancias de sus exhibiciones y se le permitiría regresar a Sudáfrica después de cinco años.” Hay dos razones por las cuales esta firma es dudosa. La primera es porque Sara era analfabeta y venía de una tradición cultural en dónde no se sabía escribir, tampoco mantenían expedientes. La segunda es porque Cezar y su familia estaban pasando por dificultades financieras y se sospecha que estaban utilizando a Sara para ganar dinero.
Los grandes glúteos de Sara Baartman y su color inusual la convirtieron en un objeto de fascinación por parte de los europeos coloniales que presumían ser racialmente superiores. Dunlop quería que Sara fuera a Londres y que se convirtiera en una exhibición de rareza. Ella fue llevada a Londres y fue exhibida en un edificio en Piccadilly, una calle que estaba llena de varias rarezas, como: “el hombre más horrible” y “la deformidad más grande del mundo”. Los ingleses, tanto hombres como mujeres, pagaban por ver el cuerpo desnudo de Sara.
Sara ‘Saartjie' Baartman murió en Paris el 29 de diciembre de 1815 a la edad de 26 años, por causas desconocidas. Incluso después de su muerte, muchas partes de su cuerpo fueron exhibidas en Musée de l’Homme (Museo del Hombre) en Paris, para apoyar las teorías racistas acerca de la genealogía africana. Algunas de las partes de su cuerpo siguieron en exhibición hasta el año 1974.
En 1994, el presidente Sudáfricano Nelson Mandela, solicitó formalmente que los restos de Baartman fueron regresados a Sudáfrica. El 6 de marzo del 2002, sus restos fueron regresados y fue enterrada en Hankey, una provincia ubicada en Cabo Oriental.
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chanzene · 1 year
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My many looks of November 2022 💞🫶🏽
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darealprisonart · 1 year
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Artist Use of Wax on Paper, Sings with Earth Wind & Fire of the Black Woman American prison artist Donald "C-Note" Hooker is one of the great emerging artists to have burst onto the scene behind the prison walls in the last five years. His techniques of Wax drawings on paper, leaves him with few peers. #NJCA #Cnote #blackart #blackwomen #jimcrow #newjimcrow #abolition #reformalliance #art4justice #blackwomenarebeautiful #blackwomenmatter #africanamericanart #africanamerican @theblackking505 #everydayincarceration #prisonart #prison #art #drawing #visualart #hiphop #NYC #Detroit #artcollector #luxury #beauty #fashion #style #fashionblogger https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9jYKxJWIa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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chucksrus84 · 2 years
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Republican State Legislators in Tennessee are passing a bill to make it LEGAL for an adult to marry a child.
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Republican state legislators, and Republican congressional leaders in both the House and Senate are trying to pass the following laws in almost every state:
1. Legalization of racial segregation in schools and the workplace
2. Legalization of LGBTQ discrimination laws.
3. Legalization of voter suppression.
4. Anti-abortion laws.
5. Legalization of child marriages.
6. Legalization of gun ownership without a permit.
etc upon etc.
If you are 35 and under, and eligible to VOTE for Democrats in state legislative races and also in House and Senate races...please vote for those candidates.
Please vote. Do not sit out any election from this day forward. Be scared enough to vote and vote, accordingly; because many of you do not want to know what this world/ this country is going to be like if you allow Republicans to remain in power.
As for people wondering what Joe Biden has done in his time in office, the chart below will show you and the list is long:
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https://twitter.com/ChrystalChipria/status/1509244353990045702?s=20&t=5t1boSkCz2UbUlqIguuPGw
Stretch it out so you all can read it.
And please understand what the stakes are.
Please vote. Vote for any Democrat on the ballot. Please save yourselves. Save your children's future. And save this world. You don't have the luxury to sit this one out.
Vote.
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flannelgo · 2 months
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nishp · 6 months
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🖤✨ Happy Black Girl Day Off! 🌟🖤
Today, we celebrate and honor the resilience, strength, and beauty of Black women across the United States. Black Girl Day Off is a reminder that self-care and self-love are essential. It's a day to unwind, relax, and appreciate the phenomenal Black women who make our world brighter every day.
🌺 Take a moment to reflect on the achievements, contributions, and endless magic that Black women bring to society. This is a day to amplify their voices, support their dreams, and stand in solidarity with them.
💃🏾 Share your self-care plans, your favorite Black woman artist or activist, or simply spread some love and positivity today. Let's make this day unforgettable!
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blackherstorian7 · 6 months
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No Time For Tears In The Game Of Life
In Kill Bill (one of my favorite movies), Beatrix was straight on vengeance until she took out her enemies. The only time she showed mercy was when she came across that little girl. But she persisted nonetheless. Even when she was face to face with the man she loved, she switched up when she realized it was time to take him out. And she proceeded to do so. “You and I have unfinished business.” It…
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ashthejoker · 9 months
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aspiretoobe · 1 year
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Happy Sunday!! Let's start this week off with a positive mindset. #aspiretoobe #abetteryou #gratitude #grace #anauthenticyou #ahealthieryou # blackwomenareworthy #blackwomenmatter #focusonyou # breath # self care #loveyourself #taketimeforyourself #doyou #quotes #breathe #justbreathe #thankful #thankyou #sassyandseasoned #unknownwardrobe #meditation #entrepreneurship #putgodfirst https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-VSfIM1pG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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longliveblackness · 2 years
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Many slave owners practiced wet nursing as a form of birth control among enslaved people.
During that time period, having an 'heir and a spare' was a common practice among the wealthy and affluent. Relegating the nursing duties to black mothers, which freed up the white mothers for giving birth to the next progeny.
With slavery and wet nursing, the invaluable breast milk often referred to as 'liquid gold', benefited the white children while cow or goat milk was fed as a substitute to black children. This often resulted in high mortality and susceptibility to diseases in the early childhood of black children.
In 1912, a black nurse living in Georgia described her duties:
"I live a treadmill life; and I see my own children only when they happen to see me on the streets when I am out with the children, or when my children come to the 'yard' to see me, which isn't often because my white folks don't like to see their servants' children hanging around their premises."
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Muchas dueños de esclavos decidían convertir a las mujeres negras en nodrizas, practica que se utilizaba como método anticonceptivo para las personas esclavizadas.
Durante ese periodo de tiempo tener un “heredero y otro de repuesto” era una práctica común entre los prósperos y adinerados. Delegar la tarea de amamantar a las madres negras, le dejaba espacio a las madres blancas para dar luz a otras crías.
Con las esclavizadas como nodrizas, le lecha materna, usualmente llamada “líquido de oro”, beneficiaba a los niños blancos mientras que a los niños negros se les daba leche de vaca o cabra como sustituto. Esto a menudo resultaba en una alta mortalidad y susceptibilidad a enfermedades en la primeros años de infancia de los niños negros.
En 1912, una nodriza negra que vivía en Georgia describió sus deberes:
“Vivo la vida como una caminadora y solo veo a mis hijos cuando estoy en la calle con los niños o cuando mis hijos vienen al ‘patio’ para verme, lo cual no es a menudo ya que a la gente blanca no les gusta los niños de sus sirvientes estén dando vueltas cerca de sus terrenos.”
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cosmicblueautie · 1 year
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darealprisonart · 1 year
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Artist Use of Wax on Paper, Sings with Earth Wind & Fire of the Black Woman American prison artist Donald "C-Note" Hooker is one of the great emerging artists to have burst onto the scene behind the prison walls in the last five years. His techniques of Wax drawings on paper, leaves him with few peers. #NJCA #Cnote #blackart #blackwomen #jimcrow #newjimcrow #abolition #reformalliance #art4justice #blackwomenarebeautiful #blackwomenmatter #africanamericanart #africanamerican @theblackking505 #everydayincarceration #prisonart #prison #art #drawing #visualart #hiphop #NYC #Detroit #artcollector #luxury #beauty #fashion #style #fashionblogger https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9jYKxJWIa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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