“Uninhibited, they wallowed with zest in the filth and mire of their political conceptions and needs, among the very leaders of their society, but nevertheless the very dregs of human civilisation and moral standards. A historian who finds excuses for such conduct by references to the supposed spirit of the times, or by omission, or by silence, shows thereby that his account of events is not to be trusted.”
Quote by C.L.R. James
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The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the 18th-century slave rebellion in the French colony of San Domingo, which later became Haiti. It focuses on the leadership of Toussaint L'Ouverture and the impact of the revolution on the Caribbean and the Atlantic world. more
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