Tagged with Abolition of Slavery
Resource : The Haitian revolution (1791-1804)
The first – and only – successful uprising of enslaved Africans, establishing Haiti as the first independent ‘black’ republic.
A wooden, sculpted bust of Jean-Jaques Dessaline, he is dressed in military uniform with a feathered, bicorne hat. His face is quite narrow and stylised.
The first – and only – successful uprising of enslaved Africans, establishing Haiti as the first independent ‘black’ republic.