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

"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clavin, Matthew J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "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.