Slave ancestry

Musée Schœlcher

24 rue Peynier
Grande-Terre
97110 Pointe-à-Pitre
Guadeloupe
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The Schœlcher museum was built in 1883 and houses a collection of sculptures and objects that the abolitionist Victor Schœlcher donated to the General Council of Guadeloupe.

Memorial in homage to Delgrès and his companions in the Abymes

Boulevard des Héros
97139 Les Abymes
Guadeloupe
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The sculpture in homage to Louis Delgrès was inaugurated on the 26th of May 2001, in the Abymes (Guadeloupe). It was created by the Guadeloupian sculptor Jacky Poulier.

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.

Musée du café et cacao

Domaine de chateau Gaillard
97229 Les Trois-Îlets
Martinique
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The Musée du café et cacao (coffee and cocoa museum), located in Trois-Ilets, traces the various stages of the manufacture of coffee and cocoa, two products that have made the settlers wealthy.

Musée château Dubuc in la Trinité in Martinique

97220 La Trinité
Martinique
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The Château Dubuc, now in ruins, was the property of the family Du Buc in the eighteenth century. Pierre Du Buc, arrived in Martinique in 1657 to grown sugar cane, coffee and tobacco.

Domaine de Fonds Saint-Jacques in Martinique

Domaine de Fonds Saint-Jacques
94 rue du Pavé - Quartier Saint-Jacques
97230 Sainte-Marie
Martinique
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The domaine de Fonds Saint-Jacques is a sugar refinery that was founded by the Dominicans in the middle of the seventeenth century.