page_title: Hans Fässler
section_title: Toussaint Louverture and Haiti
hierarchical_section_title: Hans Fässler / Historical research / Toussaint Louverture and Haiti
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Hans Fässler mit Jeannot Hilaire, Historiker und Vertreter Haitis bei der UNO in Genf. Anlass: “Rencontre des trois mondes” im Festsaal der Kantonsbibliothek in Trogen
context_page_description: Hans Fässler is a Swiss historian, politician, satirical revue artist, political activist and teacher of English. He has been involved in both political institutions and grassroots movements and writes articles for various newspapers, magazines and other publications.
context_section_description: For the 200th anniversary of the canton of St. Gallen (2003), Hans Fässler created the politico-satirical revue "Louverture died in 1803" with financial support from 'Pro Helvetia', the Swiss arts and culture foundation. Research on its historical background led him to study the history of Toussaint Louverture, Haiti, slavery, and of Swiss participation in slavery. In 2005, he published the results of his research in his book "Reise in Schwarz-Weiss. Schweizer Ortstermine in Sachen Sklaverei" (Travels in Black and White. Local Appointments in Matters of Slavery). The book was translated into French and published 2007 by Duboiris in Paris  under the title "Une Suisse esclavagiste. Voyage dans un pays au-dessus de tout soupçon" with a foreword by Doudou Diène (former UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance).
caption: Jeannot Hilaire (historian and Haiti's UN representative in Geneva) and Hans Fässler in Trogen, 2003
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