Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
Esplanade de la Mulâtresse-Solitude
Vitry-sur-Seine
A powerful tribute to an often-overlooked revolutionary: this plaza honors Solitude, a pregnant freedom fighter executed for resisting slavery in Guadeloupe. The striking statue and contemplative space invite reflection on France's colonial legacy and the women history nearly forgot.
Historical monument
Anti-slavery memorial
Contemplative space
Lesser-known history
Tips
🤰Solitude was pregnant when executed in 1802
🗿striking statue by artist Laurent Vallet
📚read up on the 1802 Guadeloupe uprising first
Esplanade de la Mulâtresse-Solitude
Vitry-sur-Seine
A powerful tribute to an often-overlooked revolutionary: this plaza honors Solitude, a pregnant freedom fighter executed for resisting slavery in Guadeloupe. The striking statue and contemplative space invite reflection on France's colonial legacy and the women history nearly forgot.
Historical monument
Anti-slavery memorial
Contemplative space
Lesser-known history
Tips
🤰Solitude was pregnant when executed in 1802
🗿striking statue by artist Laurent Vallet
📚read up on the 1802 Guadeloupe uprising first