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The 1791 Haitian Revolution: The Only Successful Slave Revolt
In this episode of The Atlantic Slave Trade, Lucas and Luna explore the Haitian Revolution—the only successful slave revolt in history. They focus on the pivotal 1791 uprising in Saint-Domingue, led by the Vodou priest Boukman Dutty, and the subsequent emergence of Toussaint Louverture as a military and political genius. The conversation covers the Bois Caïman ceremony, the burning of plantations, the brutal reprisals by the French, and the complex political maneuvering between revolutionaries, royalists, and Spanish and British invaders. Lucas explains how Louverture outmaneuvered all…
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