Anton de Kom February 22nd, 1898 till April 24th, 1945

Anton de Kom has given his strength in word and deed for the Surinames nation so the can respect themselves and their country. His struggle to make the Suriname people aware of politics, was to give people an idea of the horrible Dutch colonial system in Suriname. Colonialism is another way for one human-being to take advantage of another human-being, by continuosly teaching a human-being that the are inferior to the rest, and by the same time use them as wage-slaves to enriched oneself. The message given bij Anton de Kom that without an insight in political affairs, without specific goals and organization, one will not be able to free themselves of the claws of the oppresor. Anton de Kom is generally known as one of the founders of the Trade Union in Surinam, a thinker and fighter against social unjust.

This book will encourage young Surinamese, our future generation, to get inspired by this great Surinamer and also invite sympathizers to research other model Surinamers.