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Read the Plaque - Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument THIS MONUMENT IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE ENSLAVED AFRICANS WHO SUFFERED AND WERE EXECUTED IN THE HISTORY OF DOMINICA. IT HONOURS THE MAROONS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO FIGHT FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF ALL. IT PAYS HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO WERE SOLD AND EXECUTED AT THE OLD ROSEAU MARKET AND WHO WERE HELD AT THE BARRACOON BUILDING IN ROSEAU BEFORE BEING SOLD AND SENT TO THE PLANTATIONS. THIS MONUMENT SALUTES THE ME Neg Mawon, Haitian Architecture, Haitian Revolution History, African Ancestors, Haitian Landscape, Trinidad And Tobago Architecture, Gabon Flag, Haitian Culture, Symbol Of Freedom
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Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument

THIS MONUMENT IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE ENSLAVED AFRICANS WHO SUFFERED AND WERE EXECUTED IN THE HISTORY OF DOMINICA. IT HONOURS THE MAROONS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO FIGHT FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF ALL. IT PAYS HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO WERE SOLD AND EXECUTED AT THE OLD ROSEAU MARKET AND WHO WERE HELD AT THE BARRACOON BUILDING IN ROSEAU BEFORE BEING SOLD AND SENT TO THE PLANTATIONS. THIS MONUMENT SALUTES THE MEMORY OF OUR AFRICAN ANCESTORS AND THE IMMENSE…

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Haiti's Le Negre Marron Statue The "Negre Marron" is shown with left leg extended (broken chain on his ankle); a machete is in his right hand, and his left hand holds a conch shell to his lips. The conch shell was often used as a trumpet to assemble people. Created by the Haitian sculptor/architect, Albert Mangones (1917-2002) in 1968 or 1969, the statue was commissioned by the Duvalier government to commemorate the slaves who revolted against France. Neg Mawon, Haiti Tattoo, Haitian Culture, Broken Chain, Boat Trips, City Guide, Haiti, Small Towns, Cool Places To Visit
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Haiti's Le Negre Marron Statue The "Negre Marron" is shown with left leg extended (broken chain on his ankle); a machete is in his right hand, and his left hand holds a conch shell to his lips. The conch shell was often used as a trumpet to assemble people. Created by the Haitian sculptor/architect, Albert Mangones (1917-2002) in 1968 or 1969, the statue was commissioned by the Duvalier government to commemorate the slaves who revolted against France.

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