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The black Jacobins : Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo revolution by C. L. R. James, James Walvin is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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This title chronicles the successful revolt when brutally treated slaves in Saint Domingo rose up in rebellion against their French masters during the French Revolution in 1791. In 1789 the West Indian colony of San Domingo supplied two-thirds of the overseas trade of France. The entire structure of what was arguably the most profitable colony in the world rested on the labour of half a million slaves. In 1791 the waves of unrest inspired by the French Revolution reached across the Atlantic dividing the loyalties of the white population of the island. The brutally treated slaves of Saint Domingo seized at this confusion and rose up in rebellion against masters. In thisclassic work, CLR James chronicles the only successful slave revolt in history and provides a critical portrait of their leader, Toussaint L'Ouverture, 'one of the most remarkable men of a period rich in remarkable men'

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Author

C. L. R. James, James Walvin

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141937083

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.28 / 5 (2,517 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14