The History in Motion Podcast

Episode #79 - Toussaint Louverture & The Haitian Revolution


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Few leaders have risen from deeper darkness to greater influence than Toussaint Louverture — the once-enslaved coachman who became the strategist, statesman, and visionary at the heart of the Haitian Revolution. In a world built on the brutality of plantation slavery, Toussaint emerged as a commander capable of outmaneuvering European empires, forging alliances with Spain and Britain, and reshaping the shattered colony of Saint-Domingue into a disciplined, functioning society.

In this episode of The History in Motion Podcast, we follow Toussaint’s ascent from obscurity to leadership: his role in the 1791 uprising, his campaign to abolish slavery, his sweeping political reforms, and his final confrontation with Napoleon — a clash that would determine the fate of Haiti and echo across the Atlantic world. This is the story of Toussaint Louverture: tactician, liberator, and the man who forced the Age of Revolution to confront its own promises.

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