Photo depicts the Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument unveiled in Dominica on Thursday afternoon. It commemorates Dominica’s African ancestors and their contribution to the island’s culture.
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that they should have placed on the new bridge leaving Roseau, not those two blasted lions…I like it and think they took too long to do something like this.
This reminds me how our fore fathers were treated and it behoves us to unite as one people not only as “black people” but as we share the same history considering the pain the endured making way for us
I am proud of the dedication, Neg Maron, thanks to the people who made it happened.
“why the shackles ” ? listen Dominiese…i have 4 letters for you STFU !!! jeez..where do these people come from ? lol
what about the kalinagos that fought to preserve the island as well? they too should have a monument
I find mister well short and they hid his face with the trumpet.
Great work, and hats off to Mr Zamore, who carved it……persons are saying why the shackles, but the slaves were chained, and you can see that the chain is broken,,freedom….SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!
why does he have to still have shackles on if its to depict liberation? IJS
best you go and hide your face wii…we were SLAVES, and you can clearly see that the chains are BROKEN!!!!
I heard that in the night it turns invisible and people look for it. “but where de statue go noorrrr?”
lol
A tribute to a our ancestors
A freedom bought with blood, sweat and tears
A monument, lest we forget the bravery and courage of OUR fore fathers and mothers! A monument for the generations of Dominicans to come.
GOD BLESS DOMINICA!!
My family was from the slave tribe and can be traced back. My great aunt recounts the stories of her great grand mother who was brought here as a baby from Africa. She was rasied by the nuns at the convent.
Great to know at least you have a family history like I do. What country in aferica did your family came from? Mine is traced back to ghana the Ashanti Tribe , and will be going there soon to trace the family roots. Got a family tree.
Mine told stories of building the Church as a young slave and showed some of the rocks they had to move .Because Nuns raised You does not mean You were free!
The Quakers were here and were against Slavery so were the Methodists and other Liberator groups . The Catholic Church was silent in all this
Less we forget!
I will certainly take my first trip to you island to view this statue.
You just make me proud.
You are WELCOME, SLU. As i said in another post,” I want a pic standing next to this beautiful work of Art. So much Historical Significance. Well done “Artist” and all
You are a proud people Dominica.
You make me proud to see this statue.
Keep it up!
Good Job Dominica.
I am not sure if there is a statue like this in any of the Caribbean islands apart from you.
Great JOB.
Well not exactly, but in Jamaica’s Emancipation Park I’ve seen some similar maroon statues. Guadeloupe also has in the memory of Msr Victor Schoelcher and his role in abolishing slavery in the French Antilles…
Yes. There is one directly opposite the Presidential Palace in Haiti. Conch shell and all. That one is a bit more expressive.
There’s also one just outside of Bridgetown in Barbados(also on a round about). Minus the conch shell but with the broken chains.
The idea is very good, but in my opinion, this statue lacks persononality…..seems to artificial.
It lacks personality? come again please. Good work as always Franklyn.
I love the idea! I think I love the statue too, but I have to agree that it lacks personality. What about this particular monument that makes it Dominican? This statue may well have been placed in St. Lucia or Antigua or even Barbados and no one would find it out of place. It’s a great work of art and I salute Mr. Zamore. Let’s begin creating some more of them, but let the statue epitomise Dominica and Dominicans. Probably a bunch of fig on his head or a bag of dasheen on his back or a certain gaze in his eyes that would have us asking questions. Keep up the great work, Mr. Lawrence.
Well exactly, a Dominican black looks like an Antiguan black and an American black looks like an African black .. it’s the whole point, we are one.
To my four-fathers for the struggles that you went through. may you rest in peace.
400 yrs was too much for humanity to be cruel to one another .
Nice monument with a nice six pack!!
I love what he represents. And he got a great body!
lovely
That ting too black, what counch shell black……
I like that long overdue. Like the EO Leblanc monument that is placed along the bay in Mahaut why the Parl Rep did not put it on the round-a-bout in Canefield instead of by the bay. No one sees the monument just a plain insult to EO Leblanc. Please move the monument and give respect to the Leblanc. What a shame!!!
Man, I support your statement a million times. I have been wondering why did they chose to put a monument to E.O Leblanc by a public toilet in Mahaut? Why by a toilet? Why Mahaut? Does the highway begin where the monument is placed? Then move it! We understand that typically highways do not pass through villages and communities, and this may have contributed to the decision to begin the E.O. Leblanc highway from DCP, but why couldn’t they have placed the monument at the other end of the highway? Say, at Portsmouth! Or even make an exception and place the monument, as well as begin the highway, at Canefield? Hey, please remove Mr. Leblanc’s monument from where it sits by that stinking toilet in Mahaut. Pleaseeeeeeee!!!!
Great…its about time we start to have monuments of our past and honour our people who have fought for our island or made positive contributions to the island. Congrats culture.
Dadda! good to see you in my mind eyes. But fadda you doe know,seems you next generation seems to be heading back to that situation.
Come down BALA to help the children of DOMINICA.
We are getting there.
Nice move, keep up the good work Raymond and others!
irie niceeee
I salute the installation of the Negre Mawon monument. It is my hope that we – as a people – can celebrate the sacrifice of all those who worked for our freedom. It is most telling that this photo of our freedom monument has not drawn the remarks of the many who can be heard – or read – commenting on matters that are trifling or petty. Where a people disregard their noble heritage which birthed the nation, deviance results and debasement across the social spectrum becomes the norm.
Long live Negre Mawon leaders such as Pharcelle, Jaco, Balla, Congoree, our brave Kalinago warriors and all those who follow in their footsteps of national liberation.
The Negre Mawon should never be associated with ignorance, but rather, they were a group of black slaves who refused to work and on the plantations and took to the forest to live and seek freedom.
There is more to this name but this is not the forum to discuss it in depth.
So one should be proud of the term or name “Negre Mawon.”
GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT job guys.. finally!! a good statue on the island ! Feeling very proud to be African right now and I will pause an feel the same way everytime I pass there. Salute