This book is the first publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past, Present and Future, which was organised in June 2013, by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
Maurits S. Hassankhan is Head of the History Department of the Faculty of Humanities at Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
Lomarsh Roopnarine is Associate Professor of Caribbean and Latin American Studies at Jackson State University, United States.
Cheryl White is Hoofddocent (Senior lecturer) in the Faculty of Humanities Department of History, Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
Radica Mahase holds a BA and PhD in History from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine and a MA in Modern Indian History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India.