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“I was born a slave, but nature gave me the soul of a free man.”
Why did he fight?
•He wanted to free black African slaves and mulattoes.
•He believed in freedom and equality and led a slave army against French troops.
Was he successful during his life? OR Did the movement carry on after his death?
2 years after his death, the people of St. Dominigue
(Haiti) declared their independence.
What happened to L’Ouverture?
1802 – He was tricked by the French and imprisoned in
France where he died.
Other Facts:
The Haitian Revolution marked the only time that African slaves successfully rose up to overthrow their
European oppressors.