Memorial of the Abolition of Slavery

Name: Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage
Start: 2023-09-16T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage

Commented visits: a descendant of a slave ship owner and a descendant of a slave look at their respective history.

16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé

Ville de Nantes

The crossed views of Pierre Guillon de Princé, descendant of a slave ship owner and Dieudonné Boutrin, a slave descendant, president of the association La Coque Nomade-Fraternité, who look at their respective histories:
Impact of the slave trade on the Nantes economy in the 18th and 19th centuries, on the port and on real estate architecture.
In what context, not devoid of resistance, the idea of this project of monument dedicated to the slave trade and slavery has matured.
Meditative visit of the Underground Memorial and the esplanade that connects it to the Victor Schoelcher footbridge and the new Tribunal of Nantes.

À propos du lieu

Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage

Quai de la Fosse à Nantes

Loire-Atlantique
Pays de la Loire

The crossed views of Pierre Guillon de Princé, descendant of a slave ship owner and Dieudonné Boutrin, a slave descendant, president of the association La Coque Nomade-Fraternité, who look at their respective histories: Impact of the slave trade on the Nantes economy in the 18th and 20th centuries, on the port and on real estate architecture. In what context, not devoid of resistance, has matured the idea of this project of monument dedicated to the slave trade and slavery. Meditative visit of the Underground Memorial and the esplanade that connects it to the Victor Schoelcher footbridge and the new Tribunal of Nantes.