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The First Emancipation: The Forgotten Story of Abolition in Revolutionary France

On Aug. 21, 1789, just a month after the storming of the Bastille that launched the French Revolution, France’s new governing body, the National...

25.06.2026 5

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Jeremy D. Popkin

The forgotten story of abolition in revolutionary France – the first emancipation

Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon within a decade.

28.05.2026 10

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Jeremy d. popkin