Odéon in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Hommage aux esclaves des colonies francaises
Tribute to the Slaves of the French Colonies
Inscription.
La France leur rend ici hommage
Cet espace est dédié aux esclaves des colonies françaises
« L'esclave de l'esclavage est celui qui ne veut pas savoir »
Edouard Glissant
Du XVe au XIXe siècle, les puissances européennes organisent la traite négrière. Des navires quittent les ports européens pour acheter des esclaves sur les côtes d'Afrique et les revendre dans les colonies des Amériques et des Caraïbes. Du Portugal, d'Angleterre puis de France part le plus grand nombre de navires. La traite est aussi pratiquée dans l'Océan indien vers les colonies françaises.
Plus de 12 millions d'Africains subissent la traite atlantique.
1791: la Révolution haitienne secoue le monde esclavagiste.
1794: sous la Première République, la Convention abolit l'esclavage le 4 février.
1802: le Consulat rétablit l'esclavage.
1803: le Danemark est le premier pays Européen à abolir la traite, suivi par l'Angleterre en 1807.
1848: la Seconde République abolit définitivement l'esclavage dans les colonies françaises le 27 avril.
2001: le Sénat adopte le 10 mai, à l'unanimité, la loi reconnaissant la traite négrière et l'esclavage en tant que crime contre l'humanité.
2006: par décret, le 10 mai devient la journée nationale des mémoires de la traite négrière, de l'esclavage et de leur abolition.
« debout dans les cordages
debout à la barre
debout à la boussole
debout à la carte
debout sous les étoiles
debout et libre »
Aimé Césaire
Cahier d'un retour au pays natal (1939)
Le monument de Fabrice Hyber « Le Cri, l'Écrit » est inauguré le 10 mai 2007 par le Président de la République Jacques Chirac.
Le cri, l'écrit
Fabrice Hyber
(2007)
Le cri c'est la marque de l'abolition de l'esclavage mais
aussi la mise en garde contre l'esclavage moderne.
Le cri est de peur, de larmes mais aussi de joie.
Le cri est une métaphore de cet asservissement
Le cri c'est un dessin dans l'espace; pour le jardin
qui a été aboli par les textes.
devant le Sénat, il fallait un écrit !
L'abolition de l'esclavage, c'est l'anneau de chaîne
ouvert, l'anneau fermé c'est que tout peut
recommencer, et le piétement c'est le retour aux
racines, c'est aussi la Terre qui est un boulet...
La stele rendant hommage aux contributions des esclaves à l'universalité des droits humains est dévoilée le 10 mai 2011 par le Président de la République Nicolas Sarkozy.
Through their struggles and their deep desire for dignity and freedom, the slaves of the French colonies contributed to the universality of human rights and the ideal of freedom of equality and fraternity that founded our republic
France pays tribute to them here
This space is dedicated to slaves from the French colonies
"The slave of slavery is the one who does not want to know"
Edouard Glissant
From the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, the European powers organized the slave trade. Ships left European ports to buy slaves on the coasts of Africa and sell them in the colonies of the Americas and the Caribbean. From Portugal, England and then France the largest number of ships departed. The slave trade was also practiced in the Indian Ocean to the French colonies.
More than 12 million Africans were subjected to the Atlantic slave trade.
1791: The Haitian Revolution shakes the world of slavery.
1794: Under the First Republic, the Convention abolished slavery on February 4.
1802: The Consulate re-established slavery.
1803: Denmark is the first European country to abolish the slave trade, followed by England in 1807.
1848: The Second Republic definitively abolishes slavery in the French colonies on April 27.
2001: On May 10, the Senate unanimously adopts the law recognizing the slave trade and slavery as a crime against humanity.
2006: By decree, May 10 becomes the National Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade, Slavery and its Abolition.
"standing in the ropes
standing at the bar
standing at the compass
standing à la carte
standing under the stars
standing and free"
Aimé Césaire
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land (1939)
Fabrice Hyber's monument "Le Cri, l'Écrit" was inaugurated on 10 May 2007 by the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac.
The cry, the written word
Fabrice Hyber
(2007)
The cry is the mark of the abolition of slavery but
also the warning against modern slavery.
The cry is of fear, tears but also of joy.
The scream is a metaphor for this enslavement
The scream is a drawing in space; for the garden
which has been abolished by the texts.
before the Senate, a written document was required!
The abolition of slavery is the chain
link opened, the closed ring means that everything can
start again, and the base is the return to the
roots, it is also the Earth that is a ball...
The stele honouring the contributions of slaves to the universality of human rights was unveiled on 10 May 2011 by the President of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy.
Erected 2011.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Colonial Era. A significant historical date for this entry is February 4, 1791.
Location. 48° 50.774′ N, 2° 20.346′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Odéon. It is on Boulevard Saint-Michel west of Rue Gay-Lussac, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60 Bd Saint-Michel, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stendhal (within shouting distance of this marker); La Bocca della Verita (within shouting distance of this marker); Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017) (within shouting distance of this marker); Jules Vallès (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jean Bachelet
(about 90 meters away); Edouard Branly (about 120 meters away); Sigmund Freud (about 150 meters away); Pablo Picasso (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Slavery in France at Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 20, 2024.)
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