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Telling Stories of Slavery, One Person at a Time A new exhibition in Amsterdam reconstructs personal histories to confront the Netherlands’ extensive and little discussed involvement in the international trade of enslaved people during the colonial era. Eveline Sint Nicolaas, left, and Valika Smuelders, curated the exhibition “Slavery” at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.Credit.Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times By Nina Siegal June 4, 2021, 5:07 a.m. ET AMSTERDAM An ornate tortoise shell box with a real gold nugget on its lid has long been on display in the Rijksmuseum. Considered a high point of Dutch rococo craftsmanship, it was a gift to Prince William IV from the Dutch West India Company in 1749, when he was named the group’s governor. ....