We Slaves of Suriname
Anton de Kom was one of the most important fighters for the independence of Suriname from Dutch colonial rule. 'We Slaves of Suriname', a fierce indictment of the exploitation of the country’s black population, appeared in 1934. Eighty years after first publication, it is still a highly relevant account of the consequences of slavery and oppression.
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Original title
Wij slaven van Suriname
Author
Anton de Kom
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The radical break with colonial writing makes this book a unique document. For the first time, Surinamese history was written from an anti-colonial point of view.’
Gert Oostindie, Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, Leiden University
'We Slaves of Suriname' is a combination of a literary masterpiece, an indictment of colonialism and an alternative perspective on history.
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Anton de Kom
Writer and freedom fighter Anton de Kom, born in Suriname in 1898, became an influential voice in the anticolonial movement of the early twentieth century, a figure comparable to W.E.B. du Bois in the United States.