Resources / Digital tools
The plantation Society, history and memory of slavery in Reunion
The reference site on the universe of sugar estates, the plantation society and the period of slavery in Reunion, the Villèle museum created and inaugurated this multimedia tool for the 170th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. It contains contributions made by 28 researchers (historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, curators responsible for heritage etc.), a wide body of iconography around slavery, documentaries, as well as a focus on the ‘Furcy collection’, conserved in the archives of the Departmental Council of Reunion.
A living and evolving tool, this website, organised by topic, offers multidisciplinary scientific information, a record of the heritage and memorial traces of slavery (place names, as well as artistic and literary creation), bibliographies, online conferences and exhibitions, spaces dedicated to associations and links to partner sites.
Kikoné est un jeu de Quizz pour smartphones et tablettes à but éducatif mis à disposition du grand public par le département de La Réunion. Il a été créé afin de célébrer le 170e anniversaire de l'abolition de l'esclavage en 2018. Celui-ci propose de nombreux Quizz sur des thèmes variés tels que les noms d'esclaves, leurs travaux, les châtiments et bien d'autres. Découvrez et apprenez à travers ce jeu riche en histoire, quelle était la vie des esclaves à l'époque et quelles ont été les étapes menant à l'abolition.
Les Indispensables is a database on slavery designed by the Departmental Council of Reunion, put online and offering free and unlimited access. It is aimed at all types of public: schools, media libraries, town halls, associations and the public in general.
It contains over 50 reference documents from the historical collections of the Departmental Council of Reunion, 100 historical images, the exhibition Les noms de la liberté (The names of freedom) organised by the departmental archives of Reunion, the novel Les marrons (Fugitive slaves) by Louis-Timagène Houat (1844), as well as Matzingoro ou l’esclaves Djoloff (Matzingoro or the slaves of Djoloff) by André Berthet (1885).
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