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Dutch King Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/world/europe/netherlands-king-slavery-apology.html #Willem-Alexander,KingoftheNetherlands #Amsterdam(Netherlands) #SpeechesandStatements #Slavery(Historical) #RoyalFamilies #Colonization #Rutte,Mark #Apologies
Dutch King Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade
The Netherlands formally abolished slavery in its colonies in 1863, but has only recently begun to actively acknowledge its participation in the practice.Claire Moses (The New York Times)