Slavery and the contest for national heritage in the United States and the Netherlands. From: American Studies International | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: Horton, James Oliver; Kardux, Johanna C. | COPYRIGHT 2004 George Washington University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In the past few years, important history projects on slavery in the United States and the Netherlands have focused public attention on what is for each society a difficult and painful past. This article, by two scholars, one American and one Dutch, seeks to explore the reactions to the public presentation of the history of slavery in each country. For people who value human dignity, a discussion of their participation in human slavery is never easy, and is very much unlike the grand...

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