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Name: The Black Jacobins
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Author: C. L. R. James

The Black Jacobins traces the extraordinary 12‑year revolt of Saint‑Domingue’s enslaved population, beginning in August 1791, and examines how they defeated local French whites, Spanish invaders, and a 60,000‑man British expedition. The book explains the role of revolutionary ideas, the leadership of figures such as Toussaint Louverture, and the eventual defeat of Napoleonic forces in 1803, which paved the way for Haiti’s independence. By analyzing the economic foundations of the colonial slave trade and the social dynamics of enslaved communities, C. L. R. James illuminates one of history’s most remarkable examples of successful peasant revolt.

First publish date: 1949

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: C. L. R. James

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