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Slaves

Posted by Benoit Darrieux (Tripoli, Lebanon) on 4 December 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

The French Revolution contributed to social upheavals in Saint-Domingue and the French and West Indies. Most important was the revolution of the slaves in Saint-Domingue, starting in 1791. In 1792 the French government sent three commissioners with troops to try to reestablish control. They began to build an alliance with "gens de couleur", who were looking for their rights. In 1793, France and Great Britain went to war, and British troops invaded Saint-Domingue. The execution of Louis XVI heightened tensions in the colony. To build an alliance with the gens de couleur and slaves, the French commissioners Sonthonax and Polverel abolished slavery in the colony. Six months later, the national Convention endorsed abolition and extended it to all of the French colonies.

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