antw. mddm: dialectics of master & slave/: dutch post-slavery riot on monday

[lorentzen-nicklaus]

> * "i heard a loud noise in the heavens and the spirit instantly appeared to
>  me and said the serpent was loosened, and christ had laid down the yoke he 
>  had borne for the sins of man, and that i should take it on and fight against 
>  the serpent, for the time was fast approaching when the first should be last 
>  and the last should be first." --- nat turner ---
>
> quoted after r. newman/m. sawyer: everybody say freedom. everything you need
> to know about african-american history. new york 1996: plume/penguin, pp. 
> 68f.
>
> "what we know primarily about african-american slave revolts is that there
>  were many more of them, and they were much more important than the
>  conventional history books generally admit. the planter class played down
>  slave rebellions  for two reasons: theoretically, because revolution 
>  contradicted their myth of contented and docile slaves; and, pragmatically,
>  because the masters were deeply fearful that news of any one 'servile
>  insurrection,' as they were called, might inspire others." (65)
>
>
> + kfl ***
>

... from page 9 of today's 'frankfurter allgemeine zeitung':

"in amsterdam ist es bei der enthüllung des 'nationalen denkmals an die 
sklavereivergangenheit' in anwesenheit von königin beatrix und des amtierenden 
ministerpräsidenten kok zu lautstarken protesten von angehörigen der farbigen, 
antillianischen, arubanischen und surinamischen gemeinschaft gekommen. die feier 
am montag nachmittag im oosterpark war nur für geladene gäste zugänglich. als 
mehrere hundert nachfahren niederländischer sklaven versuchten, die absperrungen 
zu überwinden, wurden sie von zum teil berittener polizei auf abstand gehalten. 
dabei kam es zu kleineren rangeleien. die protestierenden wurden erst nach dem 
ende der zeremonie zu dem denkmal vorgelassen. die niederlande haben 300 jahre 
lang zwischen westafrika und amerika mit sklaven gehandelt."

... south africa (m&d), mauritius (gr) ... yes, i guess it's safe to say that 
pynchon is interested in dutch colonial history ... kfl +++