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Netherlands appoints first professor of Dutch slavery history

The University of Amsterdam has appointed British academic Stephen Small the first professor in the Dutch history of slavery.

The chair is financed by NiNsee, the study centre for slavery and the Netherlands. Dr Small is Associate Professor in African American Studies at Berkeley University in California....
Read entire article at Radio Netherlands