Haitian Revolution

Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution in the late eighteenth century, in which slaves rebelled against their masters and established the first black republic. In this collection of his writings and speeches, former Haitian politician Jean-Bertrand Aristide demonstrates L'Ouverture's profound contribution to the struggle for equality.

Info autore

Toussaint L’Ouverture was a leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Saint-Domingue, in a long struggle for independence Toussaint led enslaved Africans and Afro-Haitians to victory over French colonisers, abolished slavery, and secured "native" control over the colony, Haiti.

Riassunto

Haiti's ousted premier on the leader of the world's first black republic

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Toussaint L''ouverture, Nick Nesbitt
• Con la collaborazione di: Nick Nesbitt (Editore), Nesbitt Nick (Editore), Aristide Jean-Bertrand (Introduzione)
• Editore: Verso
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.11.2019
• EAN: 9781788736572
• ISBN: 978-1-78873-657-2
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: Revolutions
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity