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The Haitian Revolution's Global Shockwaves
While earlier episodes covered the Zong Massacre and the Clotilda’s illegal landing, this episode examines the violent eruption that terrified empires: 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. The narrative moves beyond the Caribbean to show how news of these victories triggered panic across the Atlantic, influencing U.S. slave codes, accelerating abolition debates in Britain, and forcing European powers to rethink their colonial holdings. Listeners will…
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