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Enslaved people of the Dutch Caribbean

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Enslaved people of the Dutch Caribbean

Gender: Male

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The Netherlands enacts an abolition law for the colony

📅 8 August 1862

The abolition law was enacted for Curaçao and Dependencies, with effect from 1 July 1863. It also provided compensation to enslavers, treating human beings as property for state payment purposes....