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van Riebeecks wild almond hedge in Cape Town
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Van Riebeeck’s Hedge in Cape Town

South Africa

By Contested Histories Initiative •

Ongoing Status Quo Racism Slavery 139

Jan van Riebeeck arrived at Cape of Good Hope in 1652. His mission was to create a station for the Dutch East India Company’s ships. This meant colonising the lands inhabited by the Khoikhoi. To keep them from accessing his land, van Riebeeck planted a wild almond hedge. The hedge… Read More