The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all ... of Jean Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe. On January 1, 1804, Dessalines proclaimed himself ruler of the new nation, which was ...

It had much to do with the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. During one period part of the island was the French colony of Saint-Domingue-slaves worked under brutal conditions on sugar cane ...

In the process, Girard helps throw light not only on events in Haiti and France, but also on the international implications and involvement in the revolution. He also helps explain how these events ...

On January 1,1804, Haiti became the Western Hemisphere ... Napoleon Bonaparte and their enslavers. Now known as the Haitian Revolution, the 13-year battle had ripple effects across the Western ...

He feeds reggaeton rhythms through a compressor on his debut album, 1804 KIDS, which is a reference to the Haitian Revolution. His present is informed by a lifetime of dealing with racism and ...