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This event is in the past.It took place on May 5, 2021 at National Museum of the Marine Rochefort.

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Cérémonie solennelle commémorative du 173e anniversaire de l’abolition de l’esclavage 1
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Cérémonie solennelle commémorative du 173e anniversaire de l’abolition de l’esclavage 2
Cérémonie solennelle commémorative du 173e anniversaire de l’abolition de l’esclavage 3
Cérémonie solennelle commémorative du 173e anniversaire de l’abolition de l’esclavage 4
Cérémonie solennelle commémorative du 173e anniversaire de l’abolition de l’esclavage 5

Cérémonie solennelle commémorative du 173e anniversaire de l’abolition de l’esclavage

At National Museum of the Marine Rochefort

Rochefort

A solemn gathering at Rochefort's former slave port to mark the Taubira law's 20th anniversary. Expect speeches and wreath-laying as the city confronts its maritime role in the transatlantic slave trade.

Historical commemoration
Solemn gathering
Maritime heritage
Memory & reflection

Tips

🎗️wreath-laying ceremony at 11:30 AM
📍Rochefort armed 20+ slave ships in the 1700s
🎧English audio guide available for museum

National Museum of the Marine Rochefort

1 Pl. de la Galissonnière, 17300 Rochefort, France

+33 5 46 99 86 57

memoire-esclavage.org

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