Firstrd The commemoration of the abolition of slavery took place on Saturday May 27 at the foot of the Lady Liberty statue at the Agrément roundabout.
“Last year we thought it was the last time we commemorated it on May 27. Historical research conducted by Daniella Jeffry and confirmed by the Territorial Archives indeed establishes the effective proclamation of the abolition of slavery in Saint Martin on May 28. But as in Saint-Martin things do not always go as it should, there was a mistake in the drafting of the decree. The editors confused March and May. However, that does not change the duty of memory which is imposed on us, "said Daniel Gibbs, the president of the COM in his speech, before recalling that France had been the first country to legislate on the recognition of slavery and the slave trade as a crime against humanity in 2001. (More details on www.soualigapost.com)
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