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S5E12: Toussaint Louverture and the Strategy of Dynamic Adaptation with Professor Charles Forsdick

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The Strategic Importance of Saint-Domingue in Revolutionary Times

This chapter explores Haiti's pivotal role in the late 18th century as a source of wealth for France through its plantation economy, amidst European colonial rivalry. It examines the social upheaval and leadership of Louverture that sparked a revolution, leading to the emergence of the first independent black republic in the Americas.

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