Then, in August 1791 ... who had first sought refuge in Cuba; these early "Haitian Americans" of many backgrounds helped shape the culture of Louisiana for generations. Saint-Domingue's slave ...

In celebrating this the 221 st anniversary of the world transformative liberation struggle and Revolution of the ... Cécile Fatiman. On August 14, 1791, they called the people together at this ...

click image for close-up Although there is a large body of visual materials depicting the Haitian revolution, there are no existing portraits drawn from life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the hero of ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of ...