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Facing racial revolution : eyewitness accounts of the Haitian Insurrection

The only truly successful slave uprising in the Atlantic world, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to the first independent black republic of the modern era. Inspired by the revolution that had recently roiled their French rulers, black slaves and people of mixed race alike rose up against their oppressors in a bloody insurrection that led to the burning of the colony's largest city, a bitter struggle against Napoleon's troops, and in 1804, the founding of a free nation.Numerous firsthand narratives of these events survived, but their invaluable insights into the period have l.

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  • "The only truly successful slave uprising in the Atlantic world, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to the first independent black republic of the modern era. Inspired by the revolution that had recently roiled their French rulers, black slaves and people of mixed race alike rose up against their oppressors in a bloody insurrection that led to the burning of the colony's largest city, a bitter struggle against Napoleon's troops, and in 1804, the founding of a free nation.Numerous firsthand narratives of these events survived, but their invaluable insights into the period have l."@en
  • "Along with the American and French revolutions, the birth of Haiti in 1804 helped shape the modern world. The powerful, moving and sometimes troubling testimonies collected in 'Facing Racial Revolution' seek to expand the reader's understanding of this momentous event and how it relates to the wider world."
  • "Along with the American and French revolutions, the birth of Haiti in 1804 helped shape the modern world. The powerful, moving and sometimes troubling testimonies collected in 'Facing Racial Revolution' seek to expand the reader's understanding of this momentous event and how it relates to the wider world."@en

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  • "Personal narratives"
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  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "History"
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  • "Facing racial revolution : eyewitness accounts of the Haitian Insurrection"
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  • "Facing racial revolution : eyewitness accounts of the Haitian insurrection"
  • "Facing racial revolution eyewitness accounts of the Haitian Insurrection"

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