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1798 – The black General Toussaint L’ouverture forced British troops to agree to evacuate the port of Santo Domingo.


How Toussaint L’ouverture Rose from Slavery to Lead the Haitian Revolution

Pushing back aggressions by Europe’s greatest powers, Haiti’s ‘founding father’ set the stage for the world’s first sovereign Black state.

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