Republic of France

Sonthonax issues a proclamation addressing marriage between free men and enslaved women

📅 21 Augustus 1793

A proclamation issued by civil commissioner Sonthonax on 21 August 1793 addressed marriage between a free man and an enslaved woman and provided for the Republic to compensate the enslaver. The...

Sonthonax proclaims emancipation in the northern province

📅 29 Augustus 1793

On 29 August 1793, civil commissioner Léger-Félicité Sonthonax proclaimed emancipation in the northern province of Saint-Domingue. The decree followed years of revolt and a military crisis in which...