2021 marked the 230th anniversary of the start of the Haitian Revolution, led by Toussaint L’Ouverture — possibly the single most influential figure in Caribbean history. How has our image of Toussaint been shaped by historians, biographers, and creative writers — and what do his career, ideals, and ultimate fate mean for Caribbean civilisation? Biographer Sudhir Hazareesingh (author of Black Spartacus) joins literary scholar Marlene Daut (editor of Fiction of the Haitian Revolution) for a conversation that ranges wide and deep.
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Toussaint was a mighty man
Speakers:
Amilcar Sanantan, Marlene Daut, Sudhir Hazareesingh
Recorded:
2021
Format:
Video