Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) • Global African History •
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 11, 2024
Attack and take of the Crête-à-Pierrot (March 24, 1802) by Auguste Raffet
The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. Enslaved people initiated the rebellion in 1791 and by 1803 they had succeeded in ending not just slavery but French control over the colony. The Haitian Revolution, however, was much more complex, consisting of several revolutions going on simultaneously. These revolutions were influenced by the French Revolution of 1789, which would . . .
