Children of Hope : The Odyssey of the Oromo Slaves from Ethiopia to South Africa.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introductory Ruminations -- Part I -- Roots: Memories of Home -- 1: Ethiopia: The Lie of the Land -- 2: The Family Structure of the Oromo Captives -- 3: Wealth and Status of the Oromo Captives' Families -- 4: Topography, Domicile, and Ethnicity of the Oromo Captives -- Part II -- Routes: From Capture to the Coast -- 5: The Moment of Capture -- 6: On the Road -- Part III -- Revival: From Osprey to Lovedale -- 7: Interception to Aden -- 8: Sojourn in the Desert and the Onward Voyage -- 9: By Sea and Land to Lovedale -- 10: Education at Lovedale -- Part IV -- Return: Forging a Future -- 11: Going Home -- PART V -- Reflections -- 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 -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

In Children of Hope, Sandra Rowoldt Shell details the life histories of sixty-four Oromo children who were enslaved in Ethiopia in the late nineteenth century, liberated by the British navy, and ultimately sent to a Free Church of Scotland mission in South Africa, where their stories were recorded through a series of interviews.

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