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For centuries, European colonial powers and Arab traders kidnapped millions of Africans as slaves. Local tribes in Benin and other West African countries often helped and became rich themselves. Now the descendants of the slave traders are coming to terms with this troubling history.
Over the past few years, a growing awareness of the colonial histories of individuals or racist connotations of certain names has led to renamed landmarks and torn down statues. But in the Netherlands, activists may be taking the process to a whole new terrain: products.