The day after emancipation on the French side, all twenty-six people enslaved at Diamond Estate crossed to Mount Fortune, where they were recognized as free. Their collective flight made the border a tool of self-emancipation and exposed how Dutch authorities continued to enforce slavery while freedom existed only a short distance away.
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How many people left Diamond Estate for freedom on 29 May 1848?
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UNESCO’s archival account identifies twenty-six people who left Diamond Estate.
All twenty-six enslaved people at Diamond Estate left for the French side on 29 May 1848.
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UNESCO documents the collective flight and recognition of their freedom.