SARA BARTIMAN "The first black women victim of Trafficking"
It is almost 200 years now, since tje first black women become a victim of trafficking.
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Having born in 1789 in Gamtoos river, currently known as Eastern Cape.
Sara belonged to Khoikhoi tribe- famously for cattle herding in southern Saharan desert.
Having large Buttocks and un ussually colouring, it made her to be the subject of oddity for dispaly.
It was an alleged signed a contract with pre empty knowldege about it, which made Sara to come to England. The contract was signed between Sara and William Dunlop an Englishman. The contract terms was to travel her to Britain and Ireland for domeatic work, and be exhibited there for profit making, she was to receive some amount of earnings and then be allowed to back in South Africa after five years from 1810.
Understanding Sara's illiteracy, they signed a contract with her and shipped to England
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Sara Bartiman grave