The Netherlands government is expected to apologise for slavery with a speech by the prime minister.
Almost half of the Dutch do not support an apology while 38% do, a study revealedThe Netherlands is expected to apologise for slavery, with a speech on Monday by the prime minister and ministerial visits to the Caribbean and Suriname.
More than 600,000 people from Africa and Asia were trafficked by Dutch merchants between the 17th and 19th Centuries. "The Netherlands is one of the European societies with the most direct and extensive links to slavery," says Pepijn Brandon, professor of Global Economic and Social History at the Free University of Amsterdam who published the research.
Within the same department, African countries were described in internal communications as "monkey countries". Quinsy Gario created the movement "Black Pete is racism", calling out the annual tradition of Sinterklaas which, until a few years ago, involved a widespread practice of white people "blacking-up" to represent fictional character Zwarte Piet - or Black Pete.
Linda Nooitmeer, director of the National Institute for the Study of Dutch Slavery and its legacy, has been involved in negotiations. She says the apology allows people to look ahead to the future and consider next steps.
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