The sculpture, depicting a girl sitting on "broken chains", was designed by the artist duo Dedden & Keizer.

This represents the (legal) abolition of slavery in the Netherlands on July 1, 1863, also known as Ketikoti or Emancipation Day.

The first official commemoration of the abolition of slavery was held in Tilburg's Freedom Park on July 1, 2018.

[4] The city, in consultation with this group, decided to place the monument at Burgemeester Stekelenburg square, behind the newly renovated Tilburg Centraal Station.

In his speech, the mayor described the monument as a powerful symbol "so that we do not forget what was done to people who were once enslaved" and "acknowledge that racism still has roots in society.