Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery

Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery
Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage
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Dedicated dateMarch 25, 2012

The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery (French: Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage) is a memorial on the Quai de la Fosse [fr] in Nantes, France.[1] The site memorializes the victims of Nantes' active role in the slave trade.[2] The memorial, the largest such site in the world, was dedicated on March 25, 2012.[3][4]

  1. ^ SPIEGEL, Stefan Simons, DER. "Nantes Opens Memorial to Slave Trade". www.spiegel.de. Retrieved 2021-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Goussanou, Rossila (2021-02-23). "Quand l'hommage aux migrants africains se superpose à la commémoration des esclaves noirs. Ethnographie du Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage de Nantes". L'Espace Politique (in French) (41). doi:10.4000/espacepolitique.8570. ISSN 1958-5500.
  3. ^ "Mémoire de l'esclavage. Les ports négriers français assument de plus en plus leur passé". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2021-07-24.