NRC: Dutch roots of the African-American flag

The red, black and green African-American Flag is the symbol of the Black Pride Movement in the US. It was created in Friesland and was first raised in the heart of Amsterdam, more than 30 years ago, initiated by Dutch art collector Jan Christiaan Braun and American artist David Hammons. Read the story in NRC here (in Dutch).



The red, black and green African-American Flag is the symbol of the Black Pride Movement in the United States. It was created in Friesland and was first raised in the heart of Amsterdam, more than thirty years ago, initiated by Dutch art collector Jan Christiaan Braun and American artist David Hammons. Read the full story in NRC here (in Dutch).


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