His book was actually very instrumental in the abolitionist movements worldwide. He goes in great detail about the society in Suriname including the cruel punishments the slaves had to endure.
Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted Negroes of SurinamĪrguably the most important period book from the slavery time was that of John Gabriel Stedman (1772 – 1777), who went to Surinam as a hired soldier to fight against the Marroons. See this article for more about Anton De KomĪnton De Kom, beautifully and forcefully dismisses those ideas in his book Wij Slaven Van Suriname(English version) There was and in many cases still are no praise worthy stories or characters in school text books about non European cultures. Nothing non-European was worthy of praise, especially in the early colonial time. In Suriname as it was in all European colonies, everything non-European was deemed inferior and was taught so in schools. This is IMO a must read for ALL Surinamese especially, but also for those in Americas Diaspora who lived under colonial rule.
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