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- 1965, The town of Schœlcher commissions the Victor Schœlcher Monument from Martinican sculptor Marie-Thérèse Lung Fou
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2013, The statue of Victor Schœlcher is topped with a wreath of flowers As part of the Chelchè ka sonjé cultural program, commemorating the abolition of slavery and its memories in the commune of Schœlcher, a wreath of flowers was laid at the feet of the Schœlcher statue. On May 3, it was found placed on his head.
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2013, The statue of Victor Schœlcher is damaged On the night of September 11 to 12, 2013, the face of the statue of Victor Schœlcher was destroyed, and inscriptions were noted on the base in red felt-tip pen: “he was a freemason this slave-owning Schoelcher”, “freedom is not given, it is taken”, “viva la révolution”, “Honor, Dignity, Recognition for our African Ancestors”, as well as in black felt-tip pen: “this man gave us nothing. What little we have has been acquired through suffering”.
- 2018, The statue of Victor Schœlcher is sprayed with red paint and his face is damaged
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2020, The statue of Victor Schœlcher is destroyed in Schœlcher On May 22, 2020, the day commemorating the abolition of slavery in Martinique, the two statues of Victor Schœlcher located in Fort-de-France and Schœlcher were destroyed by activists who knocked them off their plinths. The destruction was filmed and the videos posted on social networks. The activists also publish a press release, entitled “May 22, reparation through reappropriation”, recalling that the decree abolishing slavery was signed on May 22 following the slave revolts and asserting “No, Schœlcher is not our savior”. The communiqué calls for recognition of the memory of the ancestors of the Martiniquais, and proposes the replacement of street names and public institutions.