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  2. End of slavery in France - Wikipedia

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    The effective abolition of slavery in France was enacted with the Decree abolishing Slavery of 27 April 1848 . In particular Martinique was the first French overseas territory in which the decree for the abolition of slavery actually came into force, on 23 May 1848. [8] Gabon was founded as a settlement for emancipated slaves. [9]

  3. Slavery in France - Wikipedia

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    In 1818, the slave trade was banned in France. On July 18–19, 1845, the Mackau Laws were passed, which paved the way towards the abolition of slavery in France. On April 27, 1848, the Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies was made. The effective abolition was enacted with the Decree abolishing Slavery of 27 April ...

  4. Victor Schœlcher - Wikipedia

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    Panthéon. Political party. The Mountain (Second Republic) Republican Union (Third Republic) Victor Schœlcher (French: [viktɔʁ ʃœlʃɛʁ]; 22 July 1804 – 25 December 1893) was a French abolitionist, writer, politician and journalist, best known for his leading role in the abolition of slavery in France in 1848, during the Second Republic.

  5. Abolitionism - Wikipedia

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    Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848, by Biard (1849) On 27 April 1848, under the Second Republic (1848–1852), the decree-law written by Victor Schœlcher abolished slavery in the remaining colonies. The state bought the slaves from the colons (white colonists; Békés in Creole), and then freed them.

  6. Mackau Law - Wikipedia

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    The Laws of 18 and 19 July 1845, commonly known as Mackau Law (French: Lois Mackau) are a set of laws which paved the way towards the abolition of slavery in France. They were instigated by Ange de Mackau, then Minister of the Navy and of Colonies. Effective abolition was enacted with the Decree abolishing Slavery of 27 April 1848 [ fr] .

  7. Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery - Wikipedia

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    The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery (French: Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage) is a memorial on the Quai de la Fosse in Nantes, France. [1] The site memorializes the victims of Nantes' active role in the slave trade. [2] The memorial, the largest such site in the world, was dedicated on March 25, 2012. [3] [4]

  8. Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French ...

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    Year. 1849. Medium. Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 260 cm × 392 cm (100 in × 154 in) Location. Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France. Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848 is an 1849 painting by French artist François-Auguste Biard which is kept in the Palace of Versailles, France.

  9. French Revolution of 1848 - Wikipedia

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    Republicanism. The French Revolution of 1848 (French: Révolution française de 1848), also known as the February Revolution (Révolution de février), was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the French Second Republic. It sparked the wave of revolutions of 1848.