In 1743, Toussaint Louverture was born into bondage ... while France was distracted by the turmoil of the revolution, a slave rebellion began in Haiti. Toussaint quickly got involved; perhaps ...

Then, in August 1791, a massive slave insurrection began in the northern plain of the colony. It became the largest and most successful slave revolt in history ... was under the control of General ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave ... its colonies. Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Saint Domingue rebellion, abandoned ...

Q: What was the impact of the Haitian Revolution on Americans, black and white? How did Americans percieve Toussaint ... And the revolt in Haiti reminded American slaves, who were still ...

The storied leaders of the Haitian Revolution that erupted in 1791 and led to the country’s independence in 1804—Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Henry Christophe—are giants of world ...

Portrait of Toussaint Louverture. Louverture was a former slave who's rebellion on the French-controlled Caribbean island of Saint-Domingue ultimately led to the formation of the nation of Haiti ...

Baron Ange René Armand de Mackau brings Haitian President ... from the former slaves, who had rallied around Dessalines after his predecessor, revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, was ...

In the 1790s the buttons likely adorned the dressy waistcoat of the ultra-dressy uniform of Toussaint Louverture ... Toussaint joined the slave revolt in 1791, giving it leadership and ...

However, when news of the revolution spread to the French colony of Saint-Domingue, known today as Haiti, slaves revolted ... the individuals involved, Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitan ...

However, when news of the revolution spread to the French colony of Saint-Domingue, known today as Haiti, slaves revolted ... the individuals involved, Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitan ...