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The Unique Haitian Revolution

The Unique Haitian Revolution. Alexis Cureton . Fighting Back. Haiti's Global Importance. Haiti aka St. Domingo . Geographics. Haiti was a french owned colony that produced most of the world's sugar (Bob). In the 1800s, the importance of sugar in the global market was extremely high (Bob).

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The Unique Haitian Revolution

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  1. The Unique Haitian Revolution Alexis Cureton 

  2. Fighting Back

  3. Haiti's Global Importance Haiti aka St. Domingo  Geographics • Haiti was a french owned colony that produced most of the world's sugar (Bob). • In the 1800s, the importance of sugar in the global market was extremely high (Bob).

  4. Is This Revolution Important??

  5. Is The Sky Blue? Of course it is! • The Haitian revolution is important and relevant to both black and American history, because no other ethnic group has fought and successful gained their independence from a ruling power the way Haiti did. 

  6. The Father of the Revolution Touissant L'Ouverture So What? • A former slave, Touissant was self taught and over time became the leader of the Haitian Revolution. (Thomas) • Rebelled, Educated, and Rebuilt.

  7. Touissant L'Ouvertur

  8. Peace Talks Napoleon Bonaparte Touissant  • Rise to power in France. • Returns in 1802 with troops.  • Does not succumb but instead engages in peace talks (White 72).

  9. Why this??? • Ignorance  •  Personal Interest •  My History

  10. Learning Experience • Personal growth • Pride • Historical knowledge

  11. Never been repeated • This act has never been followed in history. Debunks the notion that blacks can't not get things done.

  12. Works Cited • Corbett, Bob. The Haitian Revolution of 1791- 1803. February 2012. • Ott, Thomas. The Haitian Revolution. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. 1973. Book. • White, Ashli. Encountering Revolution: Haiti and the Making of the Early Republic. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Book.

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