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Published in the series Historia desde abajo (History from Below), this is the inspiring story of the armed rebellion in Haiti (1791-1804), when black slaves, led by Toussaint Louverture, adopted the French Revolution's cry for liberty, equality, and fraternity, leading to the island colony's own declaration of independence in 1804.

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At the end of the Haitian Revolution of 1804, this Caribbean island was not only the first country in the Americas to be independent but also the first "black" country in the New World The culmination of these events is the focus of this abridged book, which draws mainly from various historical sources. The book effectively summarizes important events, beginning with the revolts of 1791. At the heart of those rebellions were highly structured racial divisions within Haiti, the wealthiest of the New World colonies at the time of the revolution. Within a relatively short period of time, revolutionary black factions faced the Napoleonic forces in 1801. Their defeat of Napoleon's army led to the rise to power of black military groups and to the creation of a special political arena that even today affects Haitian politics. Lightly treated here are the importance of voodoo as an expression of social discontent and its handling by some rebels as a political weapon. Of particular interest is the reproduction of important historical texts pertaining to slavery in Haiti, such as the Codigo negro (Code Noir, i.e., "Black Code"), drafted in 1685. Recommended as an introduction to complex Haitian sociopolitical components.-Rafael Ocasio, Agnes Scott Coll., Decatur, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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María Isabel Grau is a professor of history in Buenos Aires, Argentina.