Haitian revolution

Haitian revolution

The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery war which took place in the then French colony of Saint-Domingue (today Haiti). The revolution which lasted for over 12 years began on August 21, 1791, and ended on January 1, 1804, and cost hundreds of thousands of lives. The Haiti rebels were fighting against the institution of slavery, and their victory changed the global stance on slavery. Many subsequent slave revolts all over the Americas and the 20th-century civil rights movements were inspired by the success of the Haitian Revolution