The Haitian Declaration of Independence - 1804
Channel: ObscureAudioHistory
Date: 2022-11-01

The Haitian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on 1 January 1804 in the port city of Gonaïves by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, marking the end of 13-year long Haitian Revolution. the Haitian declaration of independence signaled the culmination of the only successful slave revolution in history. The author of the declaration is Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre, chosen by the reportedly illiterate Dessalines. Though a hard fought war for independence rife with atrocities on both sides the Haitian Revolution would inspire a surge of abolitionist movements across the world and would be studied by abolitionists such as John Brown. 
#Haiti #Haitianhistory #history 

The source for this read can be found here. 
https://today.duke.edu/showcase/haitideclaration/declarationstext.html