Cyril Lionel Robert James

Describes the background and the events of the successful twelve-year revolt of the San Domingian slaves which resulted in the establishment of Haiti in 1803

Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

The Black Jacobins

C L R James

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'.

Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

Edward Steel

Keven Wang

Start reading this after Ben Horowitz’s culture book. 

It is very dense and very dry.

The Black Jacobins Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

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