Walking Tour
Walking TourTombe de Victor Schoelcher
20th Arr.
Walk among the graves of the men who ended slavery in France. Victor Schœlcher drafted the 1848 abolition decree, and François Arago's government made it law: their neighboring tombs honor a shared legacy of liberation.
Historic cemetery stop
19th century history
Abolition memorial
French republican legacy
Tips
🖊️Schœlcher drafted the 1848 decree himself
⚖️Arago's provisional government adopted it into law
🇫🇷Schœlcher later joined his father at the Pantheon in 1949
Tombe de Victor Schoelcher
20th Arr.
Walking TourWalking TourWalk among the graves of the men who ended slavery in France. Victor Schœlcher drafted the 1848 abolition decree, and François Arago's government made it law: their neighboring tombs honor a shared legacy of liberation.
Historic cemetery stop
19th century history
Abolition memorial
French republican legacy
Tips
🖊️Schœlcher drafted the 1848 decree himself
⚖️Arago's provisional government adopted it into law
🇫🇷Schœlcher later joined his father at the Pantheon in 1949
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