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A Grateful France Proclaims Napoleon the First Emperor of the French 1804-00-00
In this engraving, Roman and contemporary themes are combined to glorify the new emperor. The absence of any clear representation of revolutionary liberty shows Napoleon moving away from the events of the preceding decade.
A Left–Wing Newspaper Continues the Attack on Slavery (October 1790) October 1790
In this article, the influential newspaper The Revolutions of Paris asks if Africans and their descendants are "Born to Slavery?" as part of a general consideration of the situation in the French colonies.
A Left–Wing Newspaper Links the Revolution to the Abolition of Slavery (September 1790) September 1790
During the explosion of newspaper publishing after 1789, the Revolutions of Paris consistently supported radical positions, including the abolition of slavery in articles like this one entitled "No Color Bar."
A Memorable Day at Versailles 1789
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A number of Girondins are executed. Others had fled to the provinces. October 31, 1793
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A Poem by Victor Hugo (1830) 1830
In his poem “To the Column,” the great French poet Victor Hugo celebrates the memory of Napoleon.
A Popular English Broadside (1821) 1821
Some in the popular classes saw in Napoleon an opponent of monarchs.
A Positive American View December 12, 1792
Benjamin Franklin Bache, grandson on Benjamin Franklin, was a supporter of Jefferson’s Republican Party. His sympathetically summarized the situation in France during the period when Louis XVI was put on trial and executed. He defended the actions of…