Description
- Abstract:
- "The memorial consists of an imposing elongated building that measures 240 meters and is covered with silver grids that represent the roots of the fig trees that grow on the abandoned buildings. At the entrance is the central patio where a metal monument stands representing a giant tree, which symbolizes the roots of Guadeloupean society The museum, located inside the building, narrates the history of slavery in the Antilles and in America since the beginning of the 17th century through works of art, heritage pieces, video projections, sound environments and interactive tables that testify to the atrocities produced by slavery and human trafficking."
- Notes:
- Mémorial ACTe (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe), Brown University Library
- Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)
Access Conditions
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
Filo gèn' (Wikimedia Commons),
"Mémorial ACTe (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe)"
(2015).
Sites of Slavery.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:wefnzjvx/
Relations
Collection:
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Sites of Slavery
...Sites of slavery are designated as historic places (including plantations, wharves, archaeological sites) where "slavery happened" and that commemorate enslaved Africans, their lives, and their labor. We include sites that act as memorials and often have sculpture, public art, or …