Hottentot Proclamation
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The Hottentot Proclamation, also known as the Hottentot Code, the Caledon Proclamation, or the Caledon Code, was a decree issued by governor of the Cape Colony the Earl of Caledon on 1 November 1809 to legalise the enslavement of Khoikhoi ( referred to as "Hottentots"), the decree was a first in a series of colonial laws designed to curtail the rights of First people living in the Cape Colony.[1][2][3]
The proclamation was repealed in 1828.