This documentary tells the untold story of the Black Dutchmen Belanda Hitam. In the 19th century, between 1831 to 1872, 3,000 West Africans were recruited to serve in the Dutch […]
Dutch colonialism
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The programme features interviews with two authors about Dutch women who settled in the U.S. in the 17th century. Dheera Sujan meets Professor Olwen Hufton, author of the book “The […]
New Netherland was a vast 17th century colony along the east coast of North America, ruled by the Dutch for sixty years. Part Three concerns its darkest hour. The charismatic, […]
In August 1945, Indonesians proclaimed independence from the Netherlands. After hundreds of years of Dutch colonial rule, the East Indies was one of the world’s largest, richest and most coveted […]