these early "Haitian Americans" of many backgrounds helped shape the culture of Louisiana for generations. Saint-Domingue's slave revolution posed delicate problems for both England and the leadership ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue ... which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...

📜 The Haitian Revolution: Liberation - Two commissioners sent from France arrive in Saint Domingue. Their goal is not abolition. Their goal is only to enforce the new commission from France ...

leaving indelible traces of their legacy in Haitian culture In 1791, a slave revolution started in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the oppressed ...

An image showing the Saint-Domingue Revolution of 1791. The rebellion against French control was ultimately succession and led to the creation of the nation of Haiti in 1804. On plantations ...

The typical books I read average about 300 pages. I’m not a speed reader. It takes me a day or two to read a book that long. That indicates I enjoyed it. If a book takes me longer to read I probably ...

I am a historian of the revolutionary Atlantic world, with a particular focus on the impact of the Haitian Revolution on the early United ... forced by their enslavers to leave revolutionary ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue ... which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...