HIST 439 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: John Langalibalele Dube, Bambatha Rebellion, Indirect Rule
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Resisting colonialism, i: fighting for rights in namibia and south africa, 1885-1914. August 1894: hendrik witbooi still refuses german protection . You claim that you are sorry that i do not accept german protection. You seem to think that i am guilty of this. And therefore you seem to try to penalize me: this is my answer: i have never in my life seen the german emperor and i am sure he has never seen me. Therefore it seems impossible that i could ever have hurt him: god has made us rulers of some parts of the world. I don"t think that one can call someone guilty if he wants to remain an independent ruler over his land and his people. If you intend now to have me killed because of my love of independence, this is not shame or harm. Nama, while german farmers and miners took all the best land.
