Toussaint Louverture, The Black Spartacus
Toussaint Louverture, The Black Spartacus
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Description
Much has been written about Toussaint Louverture and it would be futile to claim to embrace all the richness and all the facets of this exceptional destiny of which Lamartine had to say: “This man was a nation.” Countless testimonies exist left by his contemporaries, adversaries or allies, or by his commentators and biographers, who have contributed to creating an image that is undoubtedly as much myth as reality. The fact remains that Toussaint Louverture marked the very foundations of the Haitian nation through his work. The system that he established constitutes an essential step in the process of forming the State. His attachment to general freedom is certainly the other important legacy that galvanized and then cemented the revolutionary forces that conquered and proclaimed Independence on January 1, 1804. (Sabine Manigat)