This part of the site which is the longest one, deals with Slavery through 5 themes : French laws, and a law proposal, the chronological landmarks of the Trade and of its abolition, the Black Code, which tells the life and death of those who had no history, the Abolition of Slavery in France, on April 27th 1848, and finally, Slavery in Nantes, the main French pole of Slave Trade.

French laws more infos ...

¤ Law of May 21st 2001, recognizing the slave trade as a crime against humanity.

¤ Law Proposal, The Slave Trade and Slavery as a crime against humanity, presented by Mrs Christiane TAUBIRA-DELANNON (deputy for French Guiana)

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Chronological landmarks about the slave trade and its abolition : more infos ...

¤ The big stages of the slave trade and the abolition of slavery in 2 parts :

-Chronological landmarks of the slave trade
-Chronological landmarks of the abolition

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The Black Code more infos ...

¤ The Black Code tells a very long story which begun in Versailles, in the court of the « Roi Soleil » (king Louis XIV), in March 1685 and finished in Paris in April 1848 under Arago, at the beginning of the short-lived II°
Republic. In a few pages, with the seriousness of the law, it tells the life and death of those, in fact, who had no history. In 60 articles, it enlightens the way followed by millions of men, women, and children whose destiny should have been to leave no traces of their passage between their birth and death.

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The abolition of Slavery in France : more infos ...

 ¤ On April 27th 1848, France abolished Slavery : Decree of April 27th 1848. Ministry of Navy and Colonies - Management of colonies. (translated into Creole)

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Slavery in Nantes : more infos ...

¤ Slavery and memory in Nantes : Nantes, main French pole of the slave trade.
In Modern Times, two main harbour places arose in Brittany: Saint-Malo, "the city of corsairs" was opposed to Nantes, "the city of slave traders". 
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