Author Archive: Satish Sekar

Opportunism and Hypocrisy

Author: Satish Sekar May 21, 2017 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 15th 2017) Pitt’s Hypocritical Opportunism Toussaint Louverture adeptly played the colonial superpowers, France, Britain and Spain against each other, seeking the best arrangement, but his belief that independence was unnecessary ultimately cost him…
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Articles

Alexandre Pétion, André Rigaud, Baron William Grenville, Charles Leclerc, General Moïse, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Jean-Pierre Boyer, Léger-Félicité Sonthonax, Napoléon, Saint-Domingue, The War of Knives, Toussaint Louverture, William Pitt the Younger, William Wilburforce, Wolfe Tone, Yellow Fever

Author: Satish Sekar May 21, 2017 0 Comments

A very, very important story. The Haitian Revolution and its contribution to the world has been grossly under-valued. Hear why here.

Seminars & Events

Haitian Revolution, slavery

The End is Nigh

Author: Satish Sekar May 20, 2017 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 19th 2017) A Free Hand Baron William Grenville, succeeded William Pitt the Younger as Prime Minister in 1806. Four years earlier he played an important in securing a temporary peace with Napoléon Bonaparte’s…
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Alexandre Pétion, André Rigaud, Baron William Grenville, Charles Lecler, Fort -de-Joux, Guadeloupe, Jean-Baptiste Brunet, Jean-Jacques Dessalies, Napoléon, Saint-Domingue, slavery, Toussaint Louverture

The Opening

Author: Satish Sekar May 20, 2017 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 15th 2017) Gifted Toussaint Bréda was born a slave in 1743. He had a liberal master who allowed him to learn to read and write. He was influenced by the Enlightenment philosophers. He…
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Alexandre Pétion, André Rigaud, Charles Leclerc, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Jean-Pierre Boyer, Napoléon, Saint-Domingue, The War of Knives, Toussaint Louverture

Call to Arms

Author: Satish Sekar May 19, 2017 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 15th 2017) Boukman Men of Colour (Mulatto) leaders, Vincent Ogé and Jean-Baptiste Chavannes, had been martyred in February 1791, but rather than crush expectations of equality and political rights, it united blacks and…
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Alexandre Pétion, Bois Caïman, Cécile Fatiman, Dutty Boukman, Haitian Revolution, Jean-Baptiste Chavannes, Jean-Louis Michel Pierrot, Mulatto, Napoléon Bonaparte, slavery, Toussaint Breda, Toussaint Louverture, Vincent Ogé, Voodoo

“Satish is an experienced and able author and investigative journalist with a long track record in campaigning against miscarriages of justice. He continues acting as a pressure group to alleviate the problems which those wrongfully convicted suffer in the long term, even after they have been vindicated. He is also actively involved in anti-racism initiatives, particularly in football, and seeks to improve racial equality by increasing the sporting opportunities available for disadvantaged gro…

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