Keti Koti – Let the chains remain broken
Keti Koti.Celebrations everywhere, filled with food, drinks, music and togetherness. But what was it again? On July 1st, 1863, slavery in Suriname was officially abolished. Keti Koti means “the breaking of the chains.” Books like Wij Slaven van Suriname, De Stille Plantage and Hoe Duur Was de Suiker give us a glimpse of the horrors…