Toussaint story comic
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- Toussaint, you are more than a slave, you are a human being.
- Blacks deserve rights!
- No they don't, you're just a slave!
- I will lead us to freedom
- Stop right there!
- Toussaint was born into slavery and learned how to read and write from his father. Toussaint enjoyed reading, specifically the writings of French Enlightenment philosophers.
- Get out of Haiti, the blacks are free!
- The revolutionaries applied the "Rights of Man" to all French men, including blacks. Plantation owners were furious because of this.
- I agree to retire from public life.
- I agree to recognize Haitian independence.
- The conflicts between the plantation owners and people of color grew, which then led to a slave revolt that plateaued after resistance from the French military. Toussaint joined the rebellion and later became the leader of it.
- I did my part. I know that the rest of Haiti will keep fighting.
- The Jacobins voted to end slavery in Haiti. Toussaint then led the French army to eject the British and Spanish. Toussaint came out victorious in war and proved his worth.
- In 1803, Toussaint and Napoleon agreed to terms of peace. Napoleon agreed to recognize Haitian independence and Toussaint agreed to retire from public life.
- Napoleon betrayed Toussaint and arrested him. He ordered for him to be sent to a dungeon prison where Toussaint eventually died.
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