1title: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789
artist: unknown
medium: Oil on panel
dimensions: Size cm 71 56
current location: institution:Carnavalet
source: link
credit: link
description: Representation of the declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
license:Public domain
2title: Declaration des droits de l'homme AE II-3701 original
artist: unknown
date: 1793
medium: fr gravure; aquarelle; encre de couleur
dimensions: Size cm 44.3 31.4
current location: Archives nationales
source: link
credit: link
license:Public domain
3title: Defense of the Settlers of Saint Dominique: Or, a Quick Look at the New Declaration of the Rights of Man, Particularly as it Relates to the Colonies
artist: Bordes, J. Marie de
date: 1796
medium: ru 1=Книги fr 1=Livres en 1=Books zh 1=图书 pt 1=Livros ar 1=كتب es 1=Libros
dimensions: en 1=179 pages ; 19 centimeters
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: The French Revolution of 1789 had enormous repercussions in France’s Caribbean colonies. In August 1791, slaves in the colony of Saint-Domingue staged a massive revolt, setting in train the chain of events that ultimately led to the founding of Haiti in 1804. In 1792, the de facto government of revolutionary France sent commissioners to the colony to enforce a decree by the National Assembly that enfranchised free blacks and mulattoes, but that did not yet free the colony’s slaves. Under growing pressure from the revolt and threatened by invading British forces, in late 1793 commissioner Léger Félicité Sonthonax issued a decree freeing the slaves. An estimated 10,000 French settlers from Saint-Domingue fled to the United States, where many of them agitated for the return of their colonial properties. This work of 1796, in French but published in Philadelphia, is an appeal for the protection and restoration of the former colonists’ rights. It is written with reference to the principles in the declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and of the Citizen, drafted by the National Convention and put into effect on October 26, 1795, as a modified version of the original declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, adopted by the National Assembly in August 1789.
France--Colonies; Politics and government; Slaverylicense:Public domain
4title: Jean Jacques-François (dit l'Aîné) Le Barbier - Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen - P809 - Musée Carnavalet
artist: Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier
date: 1789
credit: Paris Musées
license:Public domain
title: Jean Jacques Le Barbier - Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen - P708 - Musée Carnavalet
artist: Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier
date: 1789
credit: Paris Musées
license:Public domain
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