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Zeeland played an important role in the slave trade. Approximately 300,000 enslaved Africans were brought to America by ships from Zeeland. An important player in the slave trade was the Middelburgse Commercie Compagnie. The archive of the MCC is the only archive in the world that has been preserved in its entirety. Hannie Kool, director of the Zeeland Archives, shows in this episode how the slave trade was structured. "It offers us the opportunity," says Hannie, "to find out what happened. And to acknowledge what the slave trade brought about. Stay up to date with the latest Zeeland news: https://www.omroepzeeland.nl Follow us via: Facebook: / omroepzeeland Instagram: / omroepzeeland Twitter: / omroepzeeland Youtube: / omroepzeeland Tip for the editors? https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/contact?...