2-360-050 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Victor Schoelcher, French anti-slavery campaigner, 1880. Schoelcher (1804-1893) campaigned tirelessly in the 1830s and 1840s for the abolition of slavery in France's colonies. His objective was achieved when slavery was abolished by the French government in 1848. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1855-1915, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L'Arcade, Paris 8, 1855-1915.