num_pages: 40
description: Toussaint L'Ouverture was a freed slave who became general of a Haitian slave army that rose up against the French in 1791, liberating the country. These captivating illustrations by Jacob Lawrence, paired with text by Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers, open the doors to Haiti's early history. Full color.
language: English
title: Toussaint L'ouverture: The Fight for Haiti's Freedom
titlecomplete: Toussaint L'ouverture: The Fight for Haiti's Freedom
genres: Biography, History, Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 54
publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing