Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for 250 years of slavery
The Netherlands Formally Apologizes for Its Role in 250 Years of Slavery
Rutte went ahead with the apology even though some activist groups in the Netherlands and its former colonies haduntil July 1 of next year, the anniversary of the abolition of slavery 160 years ago. Activists consider next year the 150th anniversary because many enslaved people were forced to continue working in plantations for a decade after abolition.
“We know there is no one good moment for everybody, no right words for everybody, no right place for everybody,” he said. Rutte’s gave his speech at a time when many nations’ brutal colonial histories have received critical scrutiny because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.
Dutch ministers fanned out Monday to discuss the issue in Suriname and former colonies that make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands—Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten as well as three Caribbean islands that are officially special municipalities in the Netherlands, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba.
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