Veel eilanden in tropische wateren werden in het koloniale tijdperk gebruikt als slavenplantages. Een eiland is makkelijk te verdedigen, goed bereikbaar en voor slaven is het moeilijk ontsnappen. Vooral de eilanden in het Caribisch gebied en de Indische Oceaan werden op grote schaal gebruikt voor deze duistere praktijken. De bewoners van Oceanië ontsnapten aan dit lot omdat de koloniale machten pas na afschaffing van de slavernij belangstelling kregen voor hun eilanden. Opmerkelijk is dat ve...

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