Mayor Femke Halsema apologized on behalf of Amsterdam's city government for the involvement of former city administrations in slavery and slave trading. The speech at the annual commemoration addressed municipal responsibility. It situated public acknowledgment within a continuing struggle over the relationship between colonial wealth, remembrance and present-day racism.
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Amsterdam's mayor delivered the Dutch national government's slavery apology on 1 July 2021.
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Halsema apologized on behalf of Amsterdam's city government. The national government delivered its apology in December 2022.