Whipping Day at Table Mountain: A Reflection on Memory and Landscape
Today, the slopes of Table Mountain are covered in hiking trails and pristine fynbos. Yet, the geography remembers. The area near the Cape Town Castle and the lower slopes of the mountain were witness to the "Whipping Days" that helped build the colony. whipping day at table mountain
For the enslaved population and the indigenous Khoisan, the mountain represented a dual reality. It was a place of refuge—where runaway slaves could hide in the forests and ravines—but also a place of terror where the VOC enforced its laws. Whipping Day at Table Mountain: A Reflection on
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