Grandma and the great gold rush of Suriname
Hennah Draaibaar sets out to investigate a family legend she'd heard whispers of as a girl, that of her grandmother making a huge gold discovery in the 1930s which briefly made her the richest woman in Suriname. Could it be that a family just a few decades out from under the yoke of slavery had found unimaginable riches buried beneath their feet? Hennah's digging uncovers the murky history of the gold鈥檚 path down the years and reveals a portrait of the Golden Lady of Suriname that was even more precious.
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Presenter: Andrea Kennedy
Producer: Edgar Maddicott & Lina Chang
(Photo: (Front) Collage of Hennah Draaibaar's family (Background) The city of Albina in 1970s. Credit: (Front) Courtesy of Hennah Draaibaar (Background) Seidel/United Archives/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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