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 do Senegal, e ex-escravo no Haiti, mas, durante sua vida, ele também foi eleito para representar a colônia no terceiro governo da Revolução Francesa. Ele lutou ferozmente pela abolição da escravatura.