While Haiti was isolated from the world, fictionalized accounts of its only monarch, Henry Christophe, were often written and ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all ... Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Saint Domingue rebellion, abandoned his Spanish allies, joined the forces of the French Republic ...

This article argues that it is essential to understand the Haitian Revolution, over 200 years after its triumph, in order to reflect upon the profound social importance of this event led by slaves - a ...

click image for close-up Although there is a large body of visual materials depicting the Haitian revolution, there are no existing portraits drawn from life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the hero of ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — This weekend an event in Springfield put a spotlight on the Haitian Revolution. Haiti’s status as the ...

Inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution ... In 1805 one of the leaders of the insurgency, gen. Dessalines proclaimed a constitution, which guaranteed citizenship to any Pole who wished to ...