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Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History
Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History
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The Haitian Revolution, led by Toussaint Louverture, was the first and only successful slave revolution, creating Haiti as a nation and an international inspiration to the persecuted and enslaved. This graphic novel reimagines the play by C. L. R. James, which was lost for seventy years and has been reimagined by artists Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2023
Publisher: Verso Books
The end of slavery began in what was then San Domingo. In 1791, the enslaved people of the most prized French sugar plantation colony revolted against their masters. For over twelve years, against the backdrop of the French Revolution, they fought an epic black liberation struggle for control of the island. Theirs was the first and only successful slave revolution. It was the creation of Haiti as a nation, the first independent black republic outside of Africa, and an international inspiration to the persecuted and enslaved. This is the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian Revolution and its incredible leader: Toussaint Louverture.
The text of this graphic novel is a play by C. L. R. James that opened in London in 1936 with Paul Robeson in the title role. For the first time, black actors appeared on the British stage in a work by a black playwright. The script had been lost for almost seventy years when a draft copy was discovered among James's archives. Now, this extraordinary drama has been reimagined by artists Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee.
Weight: 648g
Dimension: 326 x 240 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788737906
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