The beastly quarantine of indenture
Indentured Indians arriving at the Bluff. Image: 1860 Heritage Centre DEATH always followed passengers on ships transporting indentured workers to imperial colonies across the world. In the 86 years that the system of indenture existed, from 1834 to 1920, death was unavoidable with the outbreak of disease, often running rampant on board the journeys of indentured Indians. In the early…
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