“The wars in Europe engulfed much of the world, precipitating and facilitating innumerable local conflicts in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
Jeremy Popkin's collection of first-person narratives of the Haitian Revolution is an extremely valuable work, accessible, sound and intelligent. I only wish… — Madison Smartt Bell Copy Share Image
The Africans were oftentimes allied with the antagonist of the Republic. Now, you may want to step back and ask yourself why… — Gerald Horne Copy Share Image
“When the British attacked Havana in 1762, Admiral de Hevia failed to scuttle the ships under his command. Thus, his ships fell… — Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
“By creating a society in which all people, of all colors, were granted freedom and citizenship, the Haitian Revolution forever transformed the… — Laurent Dubois Copy Share Image
The silencing of the Haitian Revolution is only a chapter within a narrative of global domination. It is part of the history… — Michel-Rolph Trouillot Copy Share Image
The first big dramatic push in the Haitian Revolution was to overthrow the slave regime and we have to remember this was… — Laurent Dubois Copy Share Image
Slave rebellions, especially the [1791] Haitian Revolution, had an ongoing effect on the ways in which abolitionists talked about ending slavery. — Manisha Sinha Copy Share Image