ARTE Re: The Dutch Colonial Past

While white Dutch people mainly remember the glorious times, the descendants of the slaves and colonized are demanding a proper reappraisal.

The white Dutch take pride in the immaculate Amsterdam canal houses – once the warehouses and homes of wealthy merchants – while black Dutch people like Haydie, originally from former Dutch colony Suriname, live in far more modest neighbourhoods. Most white Dutch people never go there. Mercedes Zandwijken wants to change that. The sociologist and psychotherapist is also a descendant of Surinamese slaves and brings together black and white people at social events.