The Haitian Revolution was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti, initiated by a slave revolt on this day in 1791.

Although the rebellion began in 1791, Haiti didn't achieve formally achieve independence from France until 1804. The Haitian Revolution was the only slave uprising that led to the founding of a state which was both free from slavery and ruled by its non-white former captives.

The revolt began when thousands of slaves began to kill their masters and plunged the colony into civil war after a well-attended vodou ceremony. Within the next ten days, slaves had taken control of the entire Northern Province in a slave revolt of unprecedented scale.

The slaves sought revenge on their masters through "pillage, rape, torture, mutilation, and death". Over 200,000 black people died from the initial uprising until independence thirteen years later.

Toussaint Louverture was a notable military leader of the revolution, but died shortly before independence was won. His former lieutenant, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, became the first leader of the newly independent nation in 1804.

"Of men who had cowered trembling before the frown of any white ruffian, [Toussaint Louverture] had made in ten years an army which could hold its own with the finest soldiers Europe has yet seen."

  • C.L.R. James, in "The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution"

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  • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Man people will go to hell and back to defend comedians, and comedians now get super offended if you don't laugh at a joke

    • OldMole [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      how dare you, do you not know about medieval jesters who were the only ones who could speak the truth, this is totally real and not at all a myth don't look it up

      • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Technically, they were the most powerful class under feudalism.

        :curious-marx:

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      My favorite stand up Comedian is Eddie Izard. I can't recall Eddie ever saying anything nasty or cruel, but she always manages to be charming and funny.

      • forcequit [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        No idea of the source but I recall "they're not women's clothes. Theyre my clothes. I bought them." being attributed to Izzard

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I vaguely remember Eddie talking about how (pronoun's)conception of gender has changed somewhat from watching the younger generations. I wonder if i can find that.

          • forcequit [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            Ive no doubt considering how chill (or stalwart, take your pick) the above phrase/idea is

            Cry harder you absolute mullet lol CW transphobia
            https://www.spectator.com.au/2020/12/eddie-izzard-and-the-denigration-of-women/

            • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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              2 years ago

              I cannot imagine being mean to Eddie Izard. What an absolute trash human.

          • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Based on this she's using "she/her" rn.

            And I had no idea she did 31 marathons then did a show after each one. Damn.

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9YVi_qca7c