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On this day — November 14

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Date Country Category Title
9 June 1856 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Sigisbert-Cézard brings the first Indian labor convoy to Guiana
6 January 1856 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana The Diane brings the first documented African labor convoy to Cayenne
10 December 1855 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Local order sets rules for Indian and African immigrants
13 January 1855 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Contract authorizes recruitment of 3,000 Indian workers
30 December 1854 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana French Guiana creates a special immigration office
4 August 1852 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Work obligation and booklet checks extend labor surveillance
28 July 1852 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Worker booklet system begins in Cayenne
3 July 1852 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Disciplinary workshops institutionalize coerced labor
27 March 1852 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Decree formalizes recruitment and transport of contracted workers
13 February 1852 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Decree regulates labor and punishes “vagrancy”
12 November 1851 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Colonial bank law is promulgated in French Guiana
11 July 1851 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana France legislates colonial banks after abolition
24 November 1849 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana Decree sets final rules for colonial indemnities
30 April 1849 France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique Reparations France legislates indemnities for former slaveholders
30 April 1849 French Guiana History slavery French Guyana France legislates compensation for former enslavers
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