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Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War

- The Promise and Peril of a Second Haitian Revolution

About Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War

This book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the Civil War. It argues that both antislavery and proslavery groups appropriated the symbols of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in their attempts to determine the fate of slavery in the United States.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812221848
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 248
  • Published:
  • October 2, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 228x159x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 384 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War

This book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the Civil War. It argues that both antislavery and proslavery groups appropriated the symbols of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in their attempts to determine the fate of slavery in the United States.

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