History of slavery in the Netherlands

Newsreel from 1963. Celebration of the emancipation day in Paramaribo, to celebrate 100 years since the abolishment of slavery (English subtitles available).

The history of slavery in the Netherlands dates back to the period of classical antiquity. During the early modern period, Dutch slave traders bought and sold over 1.6 million enslaved people. The Netherlands abolished Dutch involvement the Atlantic slave trade in 1814 under diplomatic pressure from the United Kingdom, but slavery would continue to exist in the Dutch colonial empire until 1863.^[1]

^ Emmer, Pieter C.; Gommans, Jos J. L. (2020). The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800. Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-108-42837-8.

[1] Emmer, Pieter C.; Gommans, Jos J. L. (2020). The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800. Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-108-42837-8.

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