Unravelling Mortality in Enslavement. Patterns and Determinants of Mortality Among the Enslaved Population of Curaçao, 1839–1863

Examining demographic patterns of enslaved populations can shed light on living conditions of people living in slavery. During the 19th century, enslaved populations in Latin America and the Caribbean were characterized by an excess of deaths, indicating the harsh living conditions they were forced to live in. The island of Curaçao — at that time a Dutch colony — however, has formed an exception to this trend, as the enslaved population was characterized by natural increase. Today, newly crowdsourced data of the slave registers of Curaçao enables the examination of the entire enslaved populati... Mehr ...