At least 3.3m people were victims of Dutch enslavement, research claims

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New research claims that at least 3.3 million people were enslaved by the Dutch during the transatlantic slave trade, a figure much higher than the 600,000 previously cited. This finding challenges historical records and apologies made by Dutch political figures including King Willem-Alexander.

Figure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politicians At least 3.3 million people were enslaved in the Netherlands during the transatlantic slave trade, research claims – more than five times the 600,000 figure widely used in history books and cited in apologies by the king and politicians. King Willem-Alexander referred to the more than 600,000 people who were brought from Africa on Dutch ships to be sold as enslaved people when he apologised three years ago for the role of the Netherlands in the transatlantic slave trade. Continue reading...