In August 1791, slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue revolted, rising up by the thousands. Within ten days they’ve taken over the whole northern province. By the following year, they ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! In August of 1791, the only successful slave revolt began in the modern day nation of Haiti. Philippe Girard recounted the events that led to a ...

The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Saint Domingue, today the Republic of Haiti, marks the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

With history and folklore as its backdrop, the Haitian band moves further away from Western styles to focus on Creole tradition and West African roots. RAM is a long-term, multi-familial concern—Morse ...

August is a month whose days have been marked by milestones of Black struggle. In August 1791, a group of enslaved laborers in Haiti launched a rebellion against French colonial authorities that led ...

https://doi.org/10.5215/pennmaghistbio.142.1.0007 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5215/pennmaghistbio.142.1.0007 Copy URL In the late summer and early fall of ...