Marches des Esclaves, Petit-Canal

Address: 
Escalier aux Esclaves
97131 Petit-Canal
Guadeloupe
Management type: 
Memorials
Type: 
Memorials
Site overview: 
Stairs whose steps were built by slaves are located in Petit-Canal. At the bottom of these stairs is located the monument of the eternal flame dedicated to the unknown slave, and a memorial in homage to Delgrès. They were inaugurated on the 28th of May 1994 by Florent Mitel, mayor of Petit- Canal, and the "Comité 94", to mark the bicentenary of the first abolition of slavery in Guadeloupe (7th of June 1794 - 7th of June 1994).
Keywords: 
Commemoration
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupean identity
Memorial project
Memories of slavery
Slave ancestry