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The Xhosa Cattle Killing of 1856: How a Teenager's Vision Destroyed a Nation

A teenage girl's prophecy convinced an entire nation to slaughter their own cattle — here's what actually happened If you lived in 1856 Xhosaland, would you have believed her?

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A teenage girl's prophecy convinced an entire nation to slaughter their own cattle — here's what actually happened If you lived in 1856 Xhosaland, would you have believed her?

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One girl's vision changed everything. By the 1850s, British colonists had seized Xhosa land for decades. Nongqawuse said ancestors commanded it — kill the cattle, ancestors rise, colonists vanish. The ancestors never came. Over 40,000 people starved — and colonists seized what remained. Follow — there's so much more history like this.