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Toussaint L’Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution in the late eighteenth century, in which slaves rebelled against their masters and established the first black republic. In this collection of his writings and speeches, former Haitian politician Jean-Bertrand Aristide demonstrates L’Ouverture’s profound contribution to the struggle for equality. Cover Page 2 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 8 Contents 9 Introduction 11 Suggested Further Reading 32 Chronology 34 Note on the Texts 41 1. Proclamation, 29 August 1793 44 2. Letter to Biassou, 15 October 1791 45 3. Letter to the General Assembly from Biassou, Jean-François and Toussaint L’Ouverture, July 1792 47 4. Letter to General Laveaux, 18 May 1794 50 5. Letter to Laveaux, 7 July 1794 52 6. Toussaint L’Ouverture to his brothers and sisters in Varettes, 22 March 1795 54 7. Letter to Jean-François, 13 June 1795 56 8. Letter to Dieudonné, 12 February 1796 58 9. Letter to Laveaux, 20 February 1796 61 10. Letter to Flaville 65 11. Address to soldiers for the universal destruction of slavery, 18 May 1797 67 12. Letter to Laveaux, 23 May 1797 68 13. Letter to the French Directory, November 1797 71 14. Bonaparte’s

Author

Toussaint L'Ouverture

Publisher

Verso Books

Language

EN