{"id":433,"date":"2015-08-20T11:31:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T09:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/?p=433"},"modified":"2024-04-10T12:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:55:50","slug":"freedom-the-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/en\/2015\/08\/20\/freedom-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom ! (The book)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Emmanuelle Ch\u00e9rel, Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Jouzeau and Fran\u00e7oise Verg\u00e8s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Freedom !<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThis word, which is repeated in several languages in the Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, reveals the profound and insatiable need of those who fought against slavery.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Freedom !<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nRevolts and insurrections occur in the name of freedom, and in its name philosophers, economists, novelists, artists, feminists and slaves write to prove that slavery is a crime, the violation of fundamental and universal human rights.<\/p>\n<p>By dedicating this Memorial to anti-slavery texts from all over the world, the designers Krzysztof Wodiczko and Julian Bonder have created a space where words prevent the loss of collective memory of slavery and activate the citizens\u2019 remembrance.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shadowed wp-image-112 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/couv-liberte-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/couv-liberte-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/couv-liberte.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\n<p>104 pages,<br \/>\nEditions du Ch\u00e2teau des ducs de Bretagne<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/boutique.chateaunantes.fr\/content?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Available on the online shop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuelle Ch\u00e9rel, Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Jouzeau and Fran\u00e7oise Verg\u00e8s Freedom ! This word, which is repeated in several languages in the Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, reveals the profound and insatiable need of those who fought against slavery. Freedom ! Revolts and insurrections occur in the name of freedom, and in its name philosophers, economists, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/memorial.nantes.fr\/en\/2015\/08\/20\/freedom-the-book\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Freedom ! 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