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The Haitian Revolution: Enslaved People Who Defeated Three Empires
The Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave revolt in history, but how much do you know about the strategy, diplomacy, and leadership that made it possible? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Toussaint Louverture's military genius, the alliances he forged with the British and Spanish, and the diplomatic tightrope he walked between revolutionary France and the slaveholding United States. They discuss the 1791 Bois Caïman ceremony that sparked the uprising, the leadership of Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe, and the brutal warfare that ended with the creation of…
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