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X-WR-CALNAME:Book Talk: I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and
  Haiti’s Fight for Freedom 
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DESCRIPTION:A moving and humane portrait of the abolitionist revolutionary 
 Jean-Jacques Dessalines\, who led Haiti’s fight for independence from Fr
 ench colonial rule\n\n \n\n“My name has become a horror to all those who
  want slavery\,” declared Jean‑Jacques Dessalines as he announced the 
 independence of Haiti\, the most radical nation‑state during the Age of 
 Revolution and the first country ever to permanently outlaw slavery. Ensla
 ved for the first thirty years of his life\, Dessalines (c. 1758–1806) j
 oined the revolution that abolished slavery within the French colony. Then
  he became a general in the colonial army of the new French Republic. When
  it was discovered that France once again supported slavery\, Dessalines d
 eclared war on his former allies. Fighting under the slogan “Liberty or 
 Death\,” his army forced the French to evacuate in late 1803. At the sta
 rt of the new year\, Dessalines declared independence from France and beca
 me the leader of a free Haiti.\n\nA hero to Haitians for centuries\, Dessa
 lines is portrayed abroad as barbarous and violent. Yet this caricature de
 rives not from facts―as Julia Gaffield demonstrates with extensive new r
 esearch―but from the fears of contemporary enslavers. Showcasing the man
  behind the myths\, Gaffield reveals Dessalines’s deep suffering\, warm 
 friendships\, and unwavering commitment to destroying slavery\, racism\, a
 nd colonialism\, and his bold insistence on his people’s right to libert
 y and equality.\n\n \n\nJulia Gaffield is a Professor of History at Willia
 m & Mary. She is the author of Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World: 
 Recognition after Revolution (UNC Press\, 2015)\, winner of the Boucher Bo
 ok Prize from the French Colonial Historical Society\, and I Have Avenged 
 America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom (Yale UP\, 
 2025).
LOCATION:Uris Hall\, G08
SUMMARY:Book Talk: I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Hait
 i’s Fight for Freedom 
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 rica-jean-jacques-dessalines-and-haitis-fight-for-freedom
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