The Story of the Boy Camon Revolt

In the mythology of the haytian revolution, this meeting in a wooded area called boy camon is the genesis of everything. Voodoo was forbidden by the code noir, but voodoo ceremonies had been tolerated by the masters as harmless religious and social outlets for the slaves. The slave leaders argued that we start the revolt like right now, to day. But the hotheads lost to more careful planters who almost certainly picked wednesday, august 20 fourth as the day. In response to this shocking news, the white masters did nothing, which was a curious decision.