Telling it Like it Was

Rijksmuseum   (Photo by Marco Almbauer)

“Gone With the Wind” has not given us an accurate picture of slavery.  Neither have syrupy sweet images of Aunt Jemima.

A new exhibit at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Holland seeks to tell it like it was.  Anything less would not do justice to the ones who suffered most within its clutches.  If people do not get a true feel for the horrors of slavery, they could be more likely to allow it again.

King Willem-Alexander rightly feels that such history not only pertains to the direct descendants of slave owners, but also to the public at large.  It can take a village to raise a child, and a nation to enslave one.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/rijksmuseum-slavery-exhibition-confronts-cruelty-of-dutch-trade/ar-BB1gRjkd?ocid=uxbndlbing 

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