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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JULY 1: Dutch Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Wim Kok (R) watch a performance before the unveiling of the National Monument for Slave Trade History July 1, 2002 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The monument honors slaves and their descendants in their struggle for freedom and emancipation. Holland had been deeply involved in the slave trade with Africa and the Dutch Antilles. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images)