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College voor Young Professionals

Commemorating Dutch abolition of slavery 150 years ago

Wed 26 June 2013 20:00 - 21:45

- When and why did Dutch slavery and the slave trade begin?

- What are the distinctive features of Dutch slavery and the slave trade?

- What were the main forms of resistance against Dutch slavery?

- Why was slavery legally abolished by the Dutch?

- What happened to the enslaved and to the slave-masters after legal abolition?

- What is the legacy of slavery in the Netherlands itself?

- Why was a National Monument to slavery built in Amsterdam in 2002?

- Why did a National Institute for the Study of Dutch slavery and its legacy (NiNsee) open in 2003?

Please note that this course will be taught in English.