King of the Netherlands formally apologizes for country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition

King of the Netherlands formally apologizes for country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition

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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Saturday for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness during a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Dutch colonies. The king’s speech followed Dutch…

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