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CHILDREN OF HOPE
Children of HOPE
The Odyssey of the Oromo Slaves from Ethiopia to South Africa
SANDRA ROWOLDT SHELL
Ohio University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Shell, Sandra Rowoldt, author.
Title: Children of hope : the odyssey of the Oromo slaves from Ethiopia to South Africa / Sandra Rowoldt Shell.
Description: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018025973| ISBN 9780821423189 (hc : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821446324 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Child slaves—Ethiopia—Biography. | Slave trade—Ethiopia—History. | Oromo (African people)—South Africa—Lovedale—History.
Classification: LCC HT869 .S54 2018 | DDC 306.3/62092393550963 [B] —dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018025973
To the memory of Robert Shell
and the courage and resilience of the Oromo children
Contents
PART I. Roots: Memories of Home
CHAPTER 1. Ethiopia: The Lie of the Land
CHAPTER 2. The Family Structure of the Oromo Captives
CHAPTER 3. Wealth and Status of the Oromo Captives’ Families
CHAPTER 4. Topography, Domicile, and Ethnicity of the Oromo Captives
PART II. Routes: From Capture to the Coast
CHAPTER 5. The Moment of Capture
PART III. Revival: From Osprey to Lovedale
CHAPTER 7. Interception to Aden
CHAPTER 8. Sojourn in the Desert and the Onward Voyage
CHAPTER 9. By Sea and Land to Lovedale
CHAPTER 10. Education at Lovedale
PART IV. Return: Forging a Future
Appendices
APPENDIX A. The Variables and Authentication of the Data
APPENDIX B. The Oromo Narratives
APPENDIX C. Gazetteer of Place-Names in the Narratives
APPENDIX D. “My Essay Is upon Gallaland,” by Gutama Tarafo
APPENDIX E. Repatriation Questionnaire, 1903
Illustrations
Figures
1.1. Mountainous terrain between Axum and Lalibela in Ethiopia
