A Haitian Revolutionary Manifesto? New Perspectives on the 'Letter of Jean-François, Biassou, and Belair'

Some recent historians of the Haitian Revolution have cited a document called 'The Letter of Jean-François, Biassou and Belair', as the most important statement of the goals of that movement, whereas other scholars have cast doubt on the Letter's authenticity. A previously overlooked...

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