A very, very important story. The Haitian Revolution and its contribution to the world has been grossly under-valued. Hear why here.
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Call to Arms
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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Revolutionary Trigger
By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 15th 2017) The Origins of Strife As with many revolutions, the aims evolved in practice. Haiti’s is no different. And like most it was full of contradictions. It was inspired the martyrdom of…
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