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 del Senegal, un ex schiavo di Haiti, ma durante la sua vita venne eletto a rappresentare la colonia del terzo governo della Rivoluzione Francese, ed ha fortemente sostenuto l'abolizione della schiavitù.