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Enslaved people of French Saint-Martin

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Enslaved people of French Saint-Martin

Gender: Male

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France abolishes slavery on Saint-Martin’s French side

đź“… 28 May 1848

France’s 1848 emancipation took effect on the French side of the divided island. Dutch Sint Maarten remained under slavery until 1863. The border created an immediate route to freedom and sharpened...