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Why descendants of France s slaves are still fighting for their memory

On 23 May, France marks a national day for the victims of colonial slavery. Descendants of people enslaved by the French empire fought to establish the event 25 years ago, and today they re still fighting for a national memorial in their ancestors honour.

Descendants of French slaves: Retracing their footsteps, trying to understand, has comforted me

Descendants of French slaves: Retracing their footsteps, trying to understand, has comforted me Issued on: Tribute to the slaves on the island of Reunion © agences Text by: Bahar MAKOOI 5 min Genealogy workshops led by a West Indian memorial association have allowed more than 500 French people to learn the names and trace the histories of their enslaved ancestors. These were personal quests, but also a way to pay tribute to the victims of the slave trade. Advertising Read more For Béatrice Farouil, the year 1848 means a lot. About 15 years ago, when this Guadeloupe-born Frenchwoman began her search for her ancestors, it was in 1848 that she got stuck. The date marks the abolition of slavery in France. It s not surprising; slaves had no civil status in French law, the only people whose records could be found in the state registers before 1848 were eman

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