1790 ⟶ Assembly Upholds Slavery in Colonies, Allows Colonial Assemblies

March 8: The Assembly decides to continue the institution of...
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⛓️ 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 Convention Abolishes Slavery in Colonies

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