The vast majority of the population of Haiti, then the extremely financially successful French colony of Saint-Domingue, consisted of African slaves. ... The causes of the Haitian Revolution included the affranchis' frustrated aspirations, the brutality of slave owners, and inspiration from the French Revolution.
The vast majority of the population of Haiti, then the extremely financially successful French colony of Saint-Domingue, consisted of African slaves. ... The causes of the Haitian Revolution included the affranchis' frustrated aspirations, the brutality of slave owners, and inspiration from the French Revolution.
