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Slave Revolution in the Caribbean 1789-1804
by Laurent Dubois and John Garrigus
Published 22 February 2006
The Haitian Revolution was the first successful slave rebellion, establishing Haiti as a free black republic and paving the way for the emancipation of slaves in the rest of the world. In this broad selection of documents the authors clarify the complex issues surrounding the revolution and the wave of revolts elsewhere in the French Caribbean.