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| Students with Lucy at Auction Block on Spin St. where slaves were bought and sold |
What the slave lodge and Lucy Campbell did was explain how Cape
Town came to be the way it is. It helped explain why Cape Town is so diverse.
When we first got to South Africa it was like being home but they just spoke a
different language. What I learned was that the Dutch settlers brought many slaves
from all over the world and brought them to South Africa. I love the fact that
Lucy took us out into the park to show us where the Dutch first landed and what
was the initial reason for them wanting to settle there. I did feel as though
the museum itself did need more to help explain things; I don’t know why exactly I felt as though it was
missing something. The video we saw was a good interpretation on how the slaves
were being treated and how they were being bought and sold. Out of all things
from that day what surprised me the most was at the end of the tour when we were able to
see where the slaves were being sold. I think it surprised me the most because
it was treated as if it was just another part of the sidewalk. Something with
that much history behind it should be preserved because it is meaningful and
has memories that should not be forgotten. If Lucy did not point it out I would
not have known it was there. I wonder why it is not treated better? Do some
people want to hide the past? These are some of the questions left unanswered.
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