The Haitian Revolution (22 Aug 1791 Jahr – 1 Jan 1804 Jahr)

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The Haitian Revolution was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue (now the state of Haiti). The revolt began on 22 August 1791 and ended in 1804 with the former colony's independence. It involved blacks, mulattoes, French, Spanish, and British participants. The revolution was the only slave uprising that led to the founding of a state which was both free from slavery and ruled by non-whites and former captives. Its effects on the institution of slavery were felt throughout the Americas. The end of French rule and the abolition of slavery in the former colony was followed by a successful defense of the freedoms they won, and, with the collaboration of free persons of color, their independence from white Europeans. The revolution represented the largest slave uprising since Spartacus' unsuccessful revolt against the Roman Republic. It challenged long-held European beliefs about alleged black inferiority and about enslaved persons' ability to achieve and maintain their own freedom. The rebels' organizational capacity and tenacity under pressure inspired stories that shocked and frightened slave owners in the hemisphere

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