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4.06- The Second Commission

Revolutions

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The Slavery Uprising in Lecap

The big white leaders in lecap were not focused on resisting racial equality. They were focused on settling old scores with the royal administration. So three days after the colonial assembly dissolved, its delegates reformed as a private political club called the society of the friends of the national convention. On octoberi tenth, 17 92, a unified patriotic front that included big whites, small whites and free colords all backed by armed units from the newly arrived troops and sailors from the naval convoy staged a huge demonstration.

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