Black Spartacus

This book is a work of both biography and intellectual history, offering a nuanced and balanced account of Toussaint Louverture's life.

Hazareesingh delves into Louverture's ability to unite European, African, and Caribbean traditions in the service of his revolutionary aims.

The book provides new insights into seminal events such as the initial insurrection of 1791 and highlights the importance of Vodou to the revolutionaries.

It also explores Louverture's use of Enlightenment ideas to argue for the equal dignity of all human beings and his significant impact on the postcolonial world.