Episode 2 of 3
Debt Evasion in Suriname
- When
- 1863-1873
- Where
- Suriname
Plantation owners in Suriname failed to pay former enslaved workers for the ten years following 1863.
Several plantation owners did not pay their former enslaved workers the pay owed for the ten years following 1863. They paid workers with property rights to the ground of the plantation to escape their debt.
Sources
- Suriname Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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