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, the free people of color began the chain of ...

Chicago Founder and Haitian Revolutionary Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Chicago Founder Jean Baptiste Point du Sable ...

The United States are necessarily much interested in St. Domingo." The example of the Haitian Revolution resonated in the United States through events such as slave uprisings in the Richmond area in ...

📜 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 ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — This weekend an event in Springfield put a spotlight on the Haitian Revolution. Haiti’s status as the western hemisphere’s first free black republic was one of several ...

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 ...