đź“… 6 November 1837
On 6 November 1837, the Sabinada began in Salvador as a rebellion against the Regency. Free Black and mestiço residents supported it as a chance to challenge discrimination, and enslaved...
đź“… 26 Augustus 1789
France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen proclaimed liberty and equality as universal principles, but colonial slavery and racial hierarchy remained in place. Enslaved people, free...
đź“… 4 April 1792
The Legislative Assembly reaffirmed full political rights for free men of color born of free parents and extended the measure to free women of color. It addressed racial inequality among free...
đź“… 23 Oktober 1791
A peace agreement between white citizens and citizens of color in the western province was marked at Damiens on 23 October 1791. It reflected the pressure free people of color had exerted against...
đź“… 4 April 1792
On 4 April 1792, King Louis XVI sanctioned a law based on the Legislative Assembly’s 28 March vote. It extended political equality to all free men of color in the French colonies and ordered civil...
