: Slavery was abolished in directly governed areas in 1860, but continued in some indirectly ruled regions until as late as 1914.
The Netherlands is famously a "subtitling country," where foreign media is almost exclusively subtitled rather than dubbed. This practice serves several roles in modern Dutch society:
: This history is commemorated annually on July 1st, known as Keti Koti ("the chain is broken"). Subtitles as a Cultural Gateway