1791Assembly Abolishes Slavery in France, Grants Citizenship to Jews

September 27: The Assembly declares that all men living in F...
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⚖️ National Assembly Abolishes Feudalism and Noble Privileges

August Decrees: The Assembly votes to abolish the privileges and feudal rights of the nobility.
French RevolutionFeudalismNobilityPrivilegesNational AssemblyEqualityAbolitionLegal ReformSocial Change

⛓️ Assembly Upholds Slavery in Colonies, Allows Colonial Assemblies

March 8: The Assembly decides to continue the institution of slavery in French colonies, but permits the establishment of colonial assemblies.
slaverycolonialismFrench coloniescolonial assemblyhuman rightsabolitionismsocial injusticepolitical decisionsFrench Revolution

📜 French Assembly Dissolves Saint-Domingue Assembly and Reaffirms Slavery

October 12: The Assembly dissolves the local assembly of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and again reaffirms the institution of slavery.
French Assembly Dissolves Saint-Domingue Assembly and Reaffirms Slavery (1790)
French RevolutionColonialismSlaverySaint-DomingueHaitiAssemblyNational AssemblyLegislatureImperialismCaribbean

📜 Assembly Abolishes Slavery in France, Grants Citizenship to Jews

September 27: The Assembly declares that all men living in France, regardless of color, are free, but preserves slavery in French colonies. French Jews are granted citizenship.
French RevolutionEmancipationAbolitionSlaveryCitizenshipJewish RightsColonialismEqualitySocial ReformNational Assembly

🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏽 French Assembly Grants Rights to Free People of Color in Haiti

April 4: The Assembly grants equal rights to free people of color in Haiti.
HaitiSaint-DomingueColonialismEqualityRightsFree People of ColorFrench RevolutionAssemblySocial ReformRace Relations

✊🏿 French Convention Abolishes Slavery in Colonies

February 4: The Convention votes to abolish slavery in French colonies.
slaveryabolitionFrench Revolutionhuman rightscoloniesConventionsocial reformequalityemancipationSaint-Domingue