Slavery and the Leaders of the Slave Revolt

In de ber 17 91, the leaders of the slave revolt attempted to sell all their followers back into chains in exchange for their own personal freedom. Jean francois does not appear to have believed that mass emancipation was possible or even desirable. For the leaders only, a recent arrival in the slave camps whose role in the early rebellion remained shrouded in a bit of mystery. The educated touson then rose up the slave hierarchy. He became an expert rider and took on overall management of the plantation's live stock.