The Haitian Revolution
You're Dead to Me
Is the God of the White Man Calling Him to Commit Crimes?
In 17 91, enslaved people on the island of St. Maarten set fire to their plantations in a revolt against white rule. The uprising was led by toussaint louverture and his fellow-elvis bugman dotty. Toussaint is thought to be an ungon or kind of, i guess in ar parlance, a vodu priest. He gave this speech that inspired them to rebel: "Our god asks only good works of us"
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