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The Haitian Revolution: A Story of Freedom and Resilience 

The Haitian Revolution: A Story of Freedom and Resilience 

In the late 18th century, the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now known as Haiti, was the wealthiest and most productive colony in the world. However, the colony’s success was built on the backs of enslaved Africans who worked in the brutal sugar plantations. In 1791, a group of enslaved people led by Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques […]