Jean-Baptiste Belley was a native of Senegal, a former slave of Haiti, but during his lifetime, he also was elected to represent the colony at the third government of the French Revolution, and he advocated strongly for the abolition of slavery.
Jean-Baptiste Belley  era nativo de Senegal, um ex-escravo do Haiti, mas durante a sua vida, também foi eleito para representar a colónia no terceiro governo da Revolução Francesa, e lutou fortemente pelo fim da escravatura.