The municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains in western Switzerland has decided to rename Rue de l'Ancien-Stand as Rue Pauline-Buisson
Yverdon has named one of its streets in honour of a black domestic worker.
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The municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains in western Switzerland has decided to rename Rue de l'Ancien-Stand as Rue Pauline-Buisson, in tribute to a black domestic worker who was born into slavery in Saint-Domingue and brought to Yverdon in 1776.
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