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Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city fathers' role in slavery

by Aleksandar FurtulaMike Corder
| July 3, 2021 12:03 AM

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the extensive involvement of the Dutch capital's former governors in the global slave trade, saying the moment had come for the city to confront its grim history.

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