Description

Caption beneath image: le 20 Décembre 1848. Abolition de l'esclavage.Image depicts crowds of people (black and white) gathered together, engaged in dance and celebration, on a field near a government building on the island of Réunion. Revellers play instruments and gather in circles to dance to celebrate the abolition of slavery. A harbor containing several masted ships can be viewed in the background.

From Collection

Prints depicting dance

Record Contributed By

Jerome Robbins Dance Division. The New York Public Library

Record Harvested From

The New York Public Library