Coolie
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title:
Coolie
text:
Coolie is a pejorative term used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian or Chinese descent. The word coolie was first used in the 16th century by European traders across Asia. By the 18th century, the term referred to migrant Indian indentured labourers. In the 19th century, during the British colonial era, the term was adopted for the transportation and employment of Asian labourers via employment contracts on sugar plantations formerly worked by enslaved Africans. The word has had a
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encyclopedia
description:
Offensive term for a labourer from Asia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolie
date created:
2003-10-13T06:48:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T21:21:10Z
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