Anneke Bart
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Anneke Bart
@bartanneke.bsky.social
Mother of 3, and Oma of 7. Math professor at Saint Louis university. Keep myself sane by doing arts and crafts and reading history fact and fiction.
Then there is the slave trade with South America. The Dutch had plantations in Guyana. One of the first sites of a major rebellion.

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Berbice Uprising in 1763
[column] On 23 February 1763 the enslaved people in the Dutch colony of Berbice revolted. The popul - Berbice Uprising in 1763
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November 25, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Painting by Rembrandt from The Mauritshuis in The Hague. These men may have lived close to Rembrandt in Amsterdam. Thought to be sailors.
November 25, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Black in Amsterdam around 1650
March 2020
In book: Black in Rembrandt's time (pp.56-61)Publisher: W Books
Authors:
Mark Ponte at Amsterdam City Archives
Mark Ponte
Amsterdam City Archives
November 25, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Not sure if this is what you’re looking for but there were also free black people in Amsterdam I
Ca 1650. Which is interesting considering that the Dutch started to get involved with the slave trade round about that time as well I think.
November 25, 2024 at 1:43 AM
More zen for those in need
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
I think it’s an image from the James Webb telescope.
November 14, 2024 at 4:47 PM
The drawing for the lottery took several days. Love the fact that the painter chose to paint a night scene
November 14, 2024 at 4:45 PM