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Anton de Kom, wij slaven van Suriname

De Kom's grandfather was a slave; as a child, he heard stories about what the white Dutch had done to the Black Surinamese during the time of slavery. Throughout his life, he resisted the stigma of inferiority. He was active in the anti-colonial movement, married a white Dutch woman, and, after his forced emigration to the Netherlands, joined the resistance in 1940–1945. Through the life story of Anton de Kom, aided by conversations with his children among others, an unknown part of the history of Suriname is told.

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  • Rudi F. Kross

    Rudi F. Kross

    Voice

  • Cees de Kom

    Cees de Kom

    Self

  • Ad de Kom

    Ad de Kom

    Self

  • Ton de Kom

    Ton de Kom

    Self

  • Judith Allard-de Kom

    Judith Allard-de Kom

    Self

  • Nel de Kom-Borsboom

    Nel de Kom-Borsboom

    Self (archive footage)

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De Kom's grandfather was a slave; as a child, he heard stories about what the white Dutch had done to the Black Surinamese during the time of slavery. Throughout his life, he resisted the stigma of inferiority. He was active in the anti-colonial movement, married a white Dutch woman, and, after his forced emigration to the Netherlands, joined the resistance in 1940–1945. Through the life story of Anton de Kom, aided by conversations with his children among others, an unknown part of the history of Suriname is told.

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