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The absence of memorial sites in Portugal April 13 , 2023 Aurora Almada e Santos Portugal has numerous sites that recall the country’s...

Joaquim Ferreira dos Santos, a Portuguese trader of enslaved African peoples April 13 , 2023 Aurora Almada e Santos Joaquim Ferreira dos...

Europeans, trafficking, and the trade of enslaved peoples March 30 , 2023 Patricia Beauchamp Afadé The trafficking and trade of enslaved...

The French Society of Friends of Black People (1788-1799) March 30 , 2023 Bernard Gainot Appearing in Paris in 1788, the French Society...

An abolitionist pastor of Swiss origin: Benjamin-Sigismond Frossard (1754-1830) Born in Nyon, in the Swiss canton of Vaud,...

From jazz to rap, perspectives and musical evolutions in the post-slavery world, from the United States to Europe Mylène In addition to...

Slavery in the European colonies Bernard Salvaing The economy based on slavery shifted at the end of the Middle Ages from the...

Slavery, forced labour, and migrations in the European empires Alessandro Stanziani The history of slavery in modern times is not limited...

The African (coastal) states and the European slave trade, 17th-18th centuries Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch The Atlantic trade of...

Mediterranean red coral: A European merchandise from the first wave of globalization Olivier Raveux From the early modern period to the...

For several years, the hip-hop scene in France has witnessed several rap artists who have addressed the history of slavery and its repercussions. Amongst them, the artist Casey, renowned for her frank and acerbic pen. Her music draws on multiple historical references, expressed through the lyrics, the musical arrangement, and the accompanying video clips.

The arrival of coffee in France, a little before the mid-17th century, led to the emergence of new venues offering customers the opportunity to consume this exotic drink. One of the oldest and most famous of these is the Café Procope, located in the district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. Opened in 1686, Le Procope was frequented by many intellectuals up until its closure in 1890. It reopened a few years later and is today a traditional café-restaurant in Paris.

Many institutions house collections and commentary relating to the history of slavery and colonial slavery across the continents and countries affected, thereby illustrating a shared awareness of the need to know and take responsibility for this history. Since the inauguration of the Nantes History Museum in February 2007, fourteen rooms, in whole or in part, have been devoted to this topic. Naturally, since that date, these exhibitions and/or displays have undergone vario

A woman of letters and a French revolutionary, Olympe de Gouges was an avant-garde figure in several ways. She is mainly known for having drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen (1791), a riposte to the Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1789. It is also worth noting that she was involved from an early stage in the fight against slavery and that she stayed true to this cause throughout her lifetime.

The memory of slavery in France has long been focused on a purely French perspective that highlights the political decisions implemented by mainland France, without really taking an interest in the specific experience and history of the enslaved peoples in the former colonies. In this regard, the march that took place on 23 May 1998 embodied a new memorial dynamic, in direct relation with France’s overseas territories and the diaspora of descendants of slaves. Since this even

The Taubira Law, named after the deputy behind it, Christiane Taubira, is a French law that recognises the trade of enslaved people as a crime against humanity. It is the first law in the world to do so, making it extremely symbolic. The categorisation of slavery was an important issue in and around 1998, the year marking the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the second and final abolition of slavery in the French colonies.

A woman of letters and a French revolutionary, Olympe de Gouges was an avant-garde figure in several ways. She is mainly known for having drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen (1791), a riposte to the Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1789. It is also worth noting that she was involved from an early stage in the fight against slavery and that she stayed true to this cause throughout her lifetime.

The Marie-Séraphique, a slave-trading ship from Nantes in the 18th century (EN, FR)

Les ports français et le développement de l’économie de plantation et de la traite

Transatlantic trade of enslaved people: List of films and documentaries by MANIFEST Team