Dutch king apologizes for Netherlands’ role in slavery
King Willem-Alexander's apology is part of a wider reckoning with colonial histories in the West that have been spurred in recent years by the Black Lives Matter movement.
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People arrive to attend the ceremony where Dutch King Willem-Alexander is to deliver a speech in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1, at the start of a year to commemorate the 150th anniversary of abolition by the Netherlands of slavery. The king's speech follows Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte saying sorry late last year for the country's role in the slave trade and slavery.2/11
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People arrive to attend the ceremony where Dutch King Willem-Alexander is to deliver a speech in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1, at the start of a year to commemorate the 150th anniversary of abolition by the Netherlands of slavery.3/11
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The flags of Surinam, a former Dutch colony, sit in a kettle atop the head of a man leading a procession of people attending the ceremony where Dutch King Willem-Alexander is to deliver a speech in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1, at the start of a year to commemorate the 150th anniversary of abolition by the Netherlands of slavery.4/11
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Winti priest Marian Markelo carries out a libation at the slavery monument prior to the speech of Dutch King Willem-Alexander in which he apologized for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.5/11
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Winti priest Marian Markelo carries out a libation at the slavery monument prior to the speech of Dutch King Willem-Alexander in which he apologized for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.6/11
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A woman takes a selfie prior to Dutch King Willem-Alexander's speech in which he apologized for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.7/11
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.8/11
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.9/11
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech at the slavery monument, greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.10/11
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander lays a wreath at the slavery monument after apologising for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.11/11
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander, far right, and his wife Queen Maxima leave after the King apologized at the slavery monument for the royal house's role in slavery and asked forgiveness in a speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, July 1.
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