Subject: Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 (Keywords)

This title chronicles the successful revolt when brutally treated slaves in Saint Domingo rose up in rebellion against their French masters during the French Revolution in 1791.

The Haitian Revolution began in the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue with a slave revolt in August 1791, and culminated a dozen years later in the proclamation of the world's first independent black state. After the abolition of slavery in 1793, Toussaint Louverture, himself a former sla...

The Haitian Revolution began in the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue with a slave revolt in August 1791, and culminated a dozen years later in the proclamation of the world's first independent black state. After the abolition of slavery in 1793, Toussaint Louverture, himself a former sla...

Toussaint l'Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian revolution in the late 18th century, in which slaves rebelled against their masters and established the first free black republic. In this collection of writings and speeches, Jean-Bertrand Aristide demonstrates l'Ouverture's profound contributi...

From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlours of New Orleans at the turn of the 18th century, Isabel Allende's novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible.

The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world historyToussaint Louverture's lif...

This is the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian Revolution and its incredible leader: Toussaint Louverture. The text of this graphic novel is a play by C. L. R. James that opened in London in 1936 with Paul Robeson in the title role. For the first time, Black actors appeared on...