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Abolition of Slavery

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1794Date range
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1794

Louis Pierre Dufay4 February 1794

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Dufay reports on conditions in Saint-Domingue and urges the Convention to confirm freedom and citizenship for formerly enslaved people in the colonies.

Names involved

Louis Pierre Dufay

Provenance

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