On August 22, 1791, “The Pearl of the Antilles,” the French colony of Saint Domingue erupted in flames. The Haitain Revolution had begun as the enslaved held in bondage on the world wealthiest colony fought for their freedom. Spanning from 1791 to 1804, The…
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On the night of August 14, 1791, deep in the forested hills of northern Saint-Domingue—the French colony that was the richest sugar producer in the world—a group of enslaved Africans gathered in secrecy for a Vodou ceremony at a place called Bois Caïman (“Alligator…
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