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Program: Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution

It was the only successful slave insurrection in history. Vaguely remembered today, it was a hurricane at the turn of the nineteenth century traumatizing Southern planters and inspiring slaves and abolitionists worldwide. EGALITÉ FOR ALL Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution tells the story of a movement that's been called the true birth moment of universal human rights.

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Post Date: January 26, 2010