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Image: Cayenne Victor Schoelcher statue by Louis-Ernest Barrias

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Description: French Guiana, Cayenne, square Victor-Schoelcher: statue of Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893), with a slave whom he shows the way to liberty, following the definitive abolition of slavery in 1848 in France. The monument was erected in 1896, the statue is by the French sculptor Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905), it is listed as Cultural Heritage Monument since 1999.
Title: Cayenne Victor Schoelcher statue by Louis-Ernest Barrias
Credit: Own work
Author: Cayambe
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
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