In May 2016, President Francois Hollande announced the formation of a foundation to erect a national slavery and Atlantic slave trade memorial and museum ("un musée de l'esclavage"[1]) in Paris, France. Identifying the memorial and museum's purpose, Hollande said, “I wish to give to France an institution it still lacks, a foundation for the memory of the slave trade, slavery and its abolition”.[2]
See also edit
- Code Noir
- International Slavery Museum
- Whitney Plantation Historic District (USA)
- Mémorial ACTe (Guadeloupe, France)
References edit
- ^ "François Hollande souhaite ouvrir un musée de l'esclavage avant 2017". Le Figaro. AFP. May 10, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ McAuley, James (May 28, 2016). "France confronts slavery, a demon of its past". Washington Post. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
Further reading edit
External links edit
- Slavery and Remembrance: French Slave Trade, UNESCO and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation