Commemoration

Morne de la Mémoire, les Abymes

Morne de la Mémoire
97139 Les Abymes
Guadeloupe
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The Morne de la Mémoire in the Abymes represents five open books containing a list of 1480 names of women and men who were captured to be enslaved in the Abymes.

Marches des Esclaves, Petit-Canal

Escalier aux Esclaves
97131 Petit-Canal
Guadeloupe
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Stairs whose steps were built by slaves are located in Petit-Canal.

Statue of the nègre marron in Diamant

Quartier Ravine Gens Bois
93722 Le Diamant
Martinique
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The statue of the Nègre marron (Neg’ Marron) (Maroon Negro) is located at the entrance of the village of Diamant (Martinique).

Statues of Victor Schoelcher in Schoelcher and in Fort de France

Palais de Justice
35 Boulevard Général de Gaulle
97200 Fort-de-France
Martinique
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A statue in tribute to Victor Shoelcher is located in front of the old courthouse, sculpted by Marquet de Vasselot.

Memorial Cap 110, Anse Caffard

Anse Caffard
97223 Le Diamant
Martinique
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Cap 110 is a sculptural installation in memory of slavery, erected in the Anse Caffard (place of residence of the colon Jean Caffard) during the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in 1998.

Conseil Représentatif des Français d'Outre-Mer

Abbreviation: 
CREFOM
Address: 
11 Rue de Cronstadt
75015 Paris
France
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Chaired by Patrick Karam, the Conseil Représentatif des Français d'Outre-Mer (CREFOM) (Representative Council of French Oversea) was founded on the 31st of January 2014 by more than 250 founding

Comité National pour la Mémoire et l’Histoire de l’Esclavage

Abbreviation: 
CNMHE
Address: 
Ministère des Outre-Mer
27 Rue Oudinot
75007 Paris
France
Overview of activities: 
Established by the Decree of 5 January 2004, the CNMHE is an advisory official body whose mission is to advise the Government regarding the research, education, preservation, dissemination or transmis