AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY@AfricanArchives · Aug 18, 2026

A statue of La Mûlatresse Solitude, who in 1802, helpled lead a slave revolt while EIGHT Months pregnant in…

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La Mûlatresse Solitude was a pregnant rebel who fought against Napoleon's reinstatement of slavery in Guadeloupe in 1802, becoming a symbol of resistance and freedom. Though defeated, she survived until being executed one day after giving birth in November 1802. In 2022, she became the first Black woman to have a statue inaugurated in Paris.

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A statue of La Mûlatresse Solitude, who in 1802, helpled lead a slave revolt while EIGHT Months pregnant in Guadeloupe. She became a martyr and symbol for all women and mothers who against all odds defended the ideals of freedom and equality. A THREAD!
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It is believed that Solitude was born as a result of her mother being raped by a white sailor while she was being transported on a slave ship from Africa. She was sold into slavery in Guadeloupe.
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–Solitude was called "La Mulâtresse" (Female Mulatto). Mulatto is an offensive spanish term used to refer to mixed race people (white and black)
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She was initially a slave but freed after abolition of slavery in the French colonies in 1794 after the Haitian Revolution, then in 1802 Napoleon wanted to reintroduce slavery so Solitude, now pregnant, joined the rebellion led by mulatto leader Louis Delgrès with her followers.
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Plantation owners had become desperate trying to find workers for the fields. They appealed for help to the French Head of State, Napoleon Bonaparte, who responded by sending a large military expeditionary force to reimpose slavery on the island.
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Despite being pregnant, she fearlessly fought all the way to the final defeat when they got outnumbered by french troops though for one.
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The last bow for freedom, a suicide mission, once the troops had gained in on their territory, the rebels blew up the troop's gunpowder blowing them up killing them and some of the rebels though Solitude was among the survivors.
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Solitude was imprisoned by the French and because she was pregnant at the time, she was not to be hanged until November 29 in 1802, one day after giving birth. Rest in Power!
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On May 10, 2022 she became the very first statue of a Black woman inaugurated in Paris.
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