Editing Nantes (section)

=== Slavery Memorial ===
{{Main|Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery}}
A path along the [[Loire|Loire river]] banks, between the [[Anne of Brittany|Anne-de-Bretagne]] Bridge and the [[Victor Schœlcher|Victor-Schoelcher]] footbridge begins the Nantes slavery memorial. The path is covered in 2,000 spaced glass inserts, with 1,710 of them commemorating the names of slave ships and their port dates in Nantes. The other 290 inserts name ports in [[Africa]], the [[Americas]], and the area around the [[Indian Ocean]]. The path and surrounding 1.73-acre park lead to the under-the-docks part of the memorial which opens with a staircase, leading visitors underground closer to the water level of the river, which can be seen through the gaps between the support pillars. Upon entry, visitors are greeted with [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights|The Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] and the word "freedom" written in 47 different languages from areas affected by the slave trade. Other etchings of quotes by figures like [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]] appear on the slanted frosted glass wall which lined the memorial wall opposite the pillars which open to the river. These quotes come from across the globe, from all four continents affected by the slave trade, and span over five centuries, from the 17th to the 21st. At the end of the hall, toward the exit, is a room with the timeline of slavery as it became abolished in various countries around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discovery |url=http://memorial.nantes.fr/en/discovery/ |access-date=12 December 2018 |website=Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage – Nantes |language=en-US}}</ref>