Without their courage, History would certainly have been written differently. Toussaint Louverture, Victor Schoelcher, Aimé Césaire and Joséphine Baker will be our guides in this necessary exhibition on the power to act and the urgency of being free, whatever the cost.

From the beginnings of triangular trade to the abolition of slavery, including the proclamation of the very first black Republic in the world, this incredible story invites us today to remember the sacrifice of these men and women who dared to stand up against servitude in the colonies as well as in the metropolis. Thanks to precious handwritten letters but also a whole series of portraits, objects and photographs, we cross four centuries of struggles and fierce battles for equality, punctuated by moments of ruptures, regressions and shifts.

A life-size History lesson taught in one of the most beautiful jewels of the capital... The Pantheon reminds us of the underside of this universal History with the discourse of the Enlightenment, the Declaration of Human Rights and the principle of General Liberty before resurrecting the golden age of resistance, revolts and insurrections. A war that is unfortunately not over...