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    1. Douglass viewed Haiti as liberator of blacks worldwide

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Ibokette,Yolette (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    Sep 2007
    Published:
    Dorchester, MA
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Boston Haitian Reporter
    Journal Title Details:
    9 : 7
    Notes:
    Why would [Frederick Douglass], a former slave, newspaper publisher, author and United States Minister and Consul General of Haiti, so admire Haiti, its leaders during the Revolution and its contributions to the world? And why was Douglass, despite his realistic assessment of the nation, so very hopeful about Haiti's future?

    2. The Haitian Revolution: Is Freedom Worth its Price?

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Thames-Copeland,Tiffany (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    Feb 2007
    Published:
    Mt. Airy, United States, Mt. Airy
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Take Pride! Community Magazine
    Journal Title Details:
    2 : 26-27
    Notes:
    The chant among the enslaved Africans in Haiti was heard, "Coupe tet, boule kay!" and the Haitians complemented the rhetoric with full force-fueled by years of heartache, humiliation, torture, and inhumane treatment. The 500,000 enslaved Africans in Haiti, along with tens of thousands of Maroons, collectively took up arms and defeated the French, awarding Haiti with the title of the first Black Republic in the Western world and becoming the only people to win a slave revolution in the history of the world. The Haitians, with the support of strong leadership, were united physically and mentally. Sealing this collective support was their belief in a religion mustered trom their traditional religion in Africa. An important leader of this revolutionary period was a Voodoo priest, Dutty Boukman. Other leaders during the various stages in the revolution included Toussaint L'Ouverture, Andre Rigaud, Jean-Francois, Biassou, Jeannot, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Henry Christophe, many of which were former generals in the French army.

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