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Statue of Toussaint Louverture in La Rochelle

Musée du Nouveau Monde
10 Rue Fleuriau
17000 La Rochelle
France
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A statue in memory of Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803), former slave who became governor of Haiti and fought for its independence, was inaugurated in La Rochelle (former slave port) on the 20th of May

Statue in homage to Toussaint Louverture in Bordeaux

Quai des Queyries
France
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In 2005, the Republic of Haiti donated a statue of Toussaint Louverture to the city of Bordeaux.

Château de Joux, Pontarlier (Toussaint Louverture)

Château de Joux
25300 La Cluse-et-Mijoux
France
Website of the Château de Joux
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The Château de Joux (Jura) was a state prison where Toussaint Louverture was imprisoned. Louverture was the first black general in the French army.

Conseil Représentatif des Français d'Outre-Mer

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CREFOM
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11 Rue de Cronstadt
75015 Paris
France
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Website of the CREFOM
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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

Route des Abolitions de l’Esclavage et des Droits de l’Homme

Communauté de Communes du Larmont
8 bis, rue Grande-Oie
25300 Houtaud
France
Website of the Route des Abolitions de l’Esclavage et des Droits de l’Homme
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Launched in 2004, the "Route des abolitions de l’esclavage" (Trail of the abolitions of slavery) is part of the international project « la Route de l’esclave

Association Mémoires Ultramarines

A.M.U.
5, rue Emile
93380 Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
France
Website of the Association Mémoires Ultramarines
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The Association Mémoires Ultramarines (A.M.U.) was created in 2008 and aims to establish a duty to remember for those who, named or not, have been v

Association des Amis du Général Dumas

71, rue des Saints-Pères
75006 Paris
France
Website of the Association des Amis du Général Dumas
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The Association des Amis du Général Dumas was created in 2006 by the Guadeloupian historian, philosopher and writer Claude Ribbe, to mark the 200th