La statue de La Libèration de L'esclavage - Ile de Gorée, Senegal
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Ariberna
N 14° 40.219 W 017° 23.974
28P E 241572 N 1623233
let no one forget what happened here
Waymark Code: WM18KGY
Location: Senegal
Date Posted: 08/18/2023
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Statue placed in this square on Gorée Island.
The island was declared a UNESCO heritage site so that people would not forget the slavery suffered on the island for 300 years and its sale of 3 million slaves (men, women and children) plus those who perished in horrible conditions, by the Dutch, English and French.
The statue is made of stone, placed in 2002 and is the work of MRS Jean and Christian MOÏSA. It is made of stone, on a black pedestal and are on a Djembe, a typical Senegalese percussion instrument. It represents a prisoner breaking the chains of slavery and a woman embracing him. Both black, probably Senegalese. The statue is as hard and emotional as the Island.
It is located on Battery Street, Plaza de Europa, in front of the old fort, now a museum.
In the plaque we can read:
"Les frères Guadeloupéens
à leurs frères d'Afrique
offert par
Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY
Présidente du Conseil Régional de Guadeloupe
le 31 juillet 2002"
EN: The Guadeloupe brothers
to their brothers in Africa
offered by
Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY
President of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe
on July 31, 2002
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Isla Guadalupe (Francia)
Country or International City that Received the Gift: Senegal (Ílle de Gorée)
Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: Not listed
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