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Anton de Kom, wij slaven van Suriname poster

Anton de Kom, wij slaven van Suriname (1999)

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.

Release: 1999-12-01
Runtime: 53 min
Cast
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Rudi F. Kross
Voice
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Cees de Kom
Self
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Ad de Kom
Self
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Ton de Kom
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Judith Allard-de Kom
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Nel de Kom-Borsboom
Self (archive footage)