The Haitian revolution inspired slave revolts across the Americas, and slave-owners across the Americas quaked in fear. Whereas the French espoused “Liberté, Égalite, Fraternité” while re-establishing ...

The 1791–1804 Haitian Revolution is not usually framed as the world-shifting event that it was. ... Leadership did not resemble nor reflect the population, and this created fragmented political ...

The Haitian Revolution ... Napoleon Bonaparte, who had seized power in France in 1799, sought to restore slavery to the West Indies through political guile and military force.

History mostly remembers the exploits of male freedom fighters of the Haitian Revolution. Figures such as its leader, General Toussaint Louverture; Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who became the first ...

As National Haitian Heritage Month unfolds, it's a call to remember something truly extraordinary: the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). This wasn't just another fight for independence; it was a raw ...

We'll talk about the history of the revolution, plus learn more about how the local Haitian community grew in Massachusetts. This segment aired on August 21, 2024. Producer Picks ...

It was the start of the Haitian Revolution, the only known uprising of enslaved people in history that led to the founding of a state that was free from slavery.