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Victor Schœlcher
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Victor Schœlcher 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.
Portrait by Henri Decaisne, 1832
Portrait by Henri Decaisne, 1832
Schœlcher in 1848, by Louis Stanislas Marin-Lavigne
Schœlcher in 1848, by Louis Stanislas Marin-Lavigne
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848 by François-Auguste Biard
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848 by François-Auguste Biard
Photograph of Schœlcher by Étienne Carjat, between 1876–1884
Photograph of Schœlcher by Étienne Carjat, between 1876–1884
Abolitionism
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Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery and liberate slaves around the world.
Photograph of a slave boy in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. 'An Arab master's punishment for a slight offence.' c. 1890. From at least the 1860s onwards,
Photograph of a slave boy in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. 'An Arab master's punishment for a slight offence.' c. 1890. From at least the 1860s onwards, photography was a powerful weapon in the abolitionist arsenal.
The Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as the "Black Mozart", was, by his social position, and by his political involvement, a figurehead of free black
The Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as the "Black Mozart", was, by his social position, and by his political involvement, a figurehead of free blacks.
Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754–1793), who organized the Society of the Friends of the Blacks in 1788
Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754–1793), who organized the Society of the Friends of the Blacks in 1788
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848, by Biard (1849)
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848, by Biard (1849)