Racial insults by planters provoked violent retaliation from laborers

Evidence

When Radjah Petambiang at- tempted to follow, Droop turned around, calling him a “Radja Mawas” (monkey prince). Valck implies that the insult was not taken lightly. — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1174

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

• DEFINE: Glosses the Malay term ‘Radja Mawas’ as monkey prince, revealing the racialized insult.