WebNov 1, 2024 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The National Trans-Atlantic Slavery museum which is to be built in or around Amsterdam in the next few years must focus on all Dutch former colonies, the Dutch culture council and the Amsterdam arts council have recommended. The report, which was handed to caretaker culture minister Ingrid van … WebSep 10, 2024 · Descendants of African slaves have told the BBC they will change their surnames, after a Dutch city decided to make the procedure free of charge. Utrecht council has decided to remove the €835 ...
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WebFeb 3, 2024 · THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era that was first staged at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is going on display at the United Nations in New York. The show, titled “Slavery. Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery,” will open in the the U.N. headquarters’ visitors’ lobby from Feb. 27 ... WebThere were approximately twelve million African slaves transported to the New World by European countries. The Dutch brought 400.000 of them to Suriname, 16.000 to … WebJun 4, 2024 · Slavery was forbidden in the Netherlands, but it was legal — and crucial to the profitable plantations — in Dutch colonies such as Brazil, Indonesia and Suriname. Goods produced by enslaved... psyllium and methylcellulose