by S.P. van der Horst
The National Institute of the Dutch History of Slavery and its Legacy Foundation (NiNsee) was one of the main actors working to strengthen the country’s discourse on racism and slavery. The cutting down of funds for this institute in 2012 almost forced this institute to close…Once again, the ‘dark pages’ of Dutch slavery history, of repression, subjugation and domination seemed to become marginalized.