A Day of Recognition: Symbols of Emancipation

Dear Editor,

Today is the day that the Lord has made! A beginning of the Netherlands recognizing the impact that their slave trade has brought about against humanity.

For the first time, Premier Rutte has openly shown empathy for the suffering of the many slaves that were used to benefit the Dutch economy throughout the past decades and to which they proudly referred to as their "Golden Age".

A prosperity built on the exploitation and suffering of many of our ancestors. Hopefully, this is the first step in true recognition of the disaster the Dutch brought about in many lives.

I take this opportunity to honor two of our heroes, One Tete Lokhay and Emilio Wilson whose images I have attached to a big rock in Kenepa Garden. Our two symbols of Emancipation.

Henri Brookson