Haitian Revolution (aug 21, 1791 – jan 1, 1804)

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The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign nation of Haiti.

It began on 22 August 1791 at 22:00, and ended in 1804 with the former colony's independence. It involved blacks, mulattoes, French, Spanish, and British participants—with the ex-slave Toussaint L'Ouverture emerging as Haiti's most charismatic hero.

It 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.

It is now widely seen as a defining moment in the history of racism in the Atlantic World.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Revolution

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