On the occasion of the celebration of Victor Schœlcher, tributes were many yesterday in Grand-Case.
"We honor the builder of freedom Victor Schoelcher, who alongside other French abolitionists, like Auguste-François Périnon, contributed to the liberation of slaves," declared the president of the Collectif Aline Hanson after the traditional parade, notably in the presence of the prefect Anne Laubies and of the living forces of the territory. I invite the younger generations to immerse themselves in the history of the West Indies and of Saint-Martin in particular, to understand how much freedom is a precious commodity that must be defended and preserved. ” For the North Islands deputy Daniel Gibbs, “Schœlcher not only carried the draft decree for the second and final abolition of slavery in France in 1848, but he was also a great humanist who defended a beautiful and great idea of freedom ”.
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