Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War : the promise and peril of a second Haitian revolution /

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"The Haitian Revolution cast a long shadow over the Atlantic world. In the United States, according to Matthew J. Clavin, there emerged two competing narratives that vied for the revolution's legacy. One emphasized vengeful African slaves committing unspeakable acts of violence against whi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clavin, Matthew J. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010.
Temas:
Toussaint Louverture, > 1743-1803 > Influence.
Toussaint Louverture, > 1743-1803
1791-1899
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Race identity > History > 19th century.
White people > Race identity > United States > History > 19th century.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
African Americans > Race identity
Antislavery movements
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Public opinion, American
Social aspects
War > Causes
White people > Race identity
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Haiti > Foreign public opinion, American > History > 19th century.
Haiti > History > Revolution, 1791-1804 > Influence.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Haïti > Histoire > 1791-1804 (Révolution) > Influence.
Haiti
United States
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The insurrection of the Blacks in St. Domingo" : remembering Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian revolution
  • "He patterned his life after the San Domingan" : John Brown, Toussaint Louverture, and the triumph of violent abolitionism
  • "Contemplate, I beseech you, fellow-citizens, the example of St. Domingo" : abolitionist dreams, Confederate nightmares, and the counterrevolution of secession
  • "Liberty on the battle-field" : Haiti and the movement to arm Black soldiers
  • "Emancipation or insurrection" : Haiti and the end of slavery in America
  • "Many a Touissant L'overture amongst us" : Black identity
  • "A repetition of San Domingo?" : southern white identity
  • "Do we want another San Domingo to be repeated in the South?" : northern white identity.

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