The Haitian Revolution's Global Shockwave

The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History · Oct 13, 2026 · 8m · transcript

While previous episodes have explored the mechanics of the slave trade and specific acts of resistance, this episode examines a geopolitical earthquake: the Haitian Revolution. We trace how Toussaint Louverture transformed enslaved people in Saint-Domingue into a disciplined military force that defeated Napoleon’s elite troops. But the story doesn’t end with independence; it spirals into global diplomacy. We look at how Haiti’s victory forced Britain to accelerate abolitionism out of fear for its own colonies, terrified Spain into freeing slaves in Cuba, and pushed the United States to…