the Dutch settlers were the original importers of slaves, ...
I'm not trying to be dense, but please tell me what you mean to say. Certainly slaves had been imported by the Romans and most every 'civilization' for hundreds of years before and after.
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I think many people are unaware that there were slaves (mostly Asian) imported to South Africa.
The Dutch slave trade, incidentally, was quite robust and not limited to the Cape Colony.