Toussaint L'Ouverture

American  

[too-san loo-ver-tyr] / tuˈsɛ̃ lu vɛrˈtür /

noun

1. François Dominique 1743–1803, Haitian patriot and leader of the Haitian Revolution slave rebellion.

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Toussaint L'Ouverture British  

/ tusɛ̃ luvɛrtyr /

noun

1. Pierre Dominique (pjɛr dɔminik). ?1743–1803, Haitian revolutionary leader. He was made governor of the island by the French Revolutionary government (1794) and expelled the Spanish and British but when Napoleon I proclaimed the re-establishment of slavery he was arrested. He died in prison in France

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

Yellow fever, he said, gave local armies—such as the one Toussaint L’Ouverture commanded over for Haiti’s liberation—a crucial edge over invaders with immune systems that were new to the virus.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2023

One 1997 print, “The Burning,” depicted a scene from the life of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2023

Jacob Lawrence — perhaps you know his marvelous Toussaint L’Ouverture panels? — did his late-1940s series “In the Heart of the Black Belt” on commission from the editors of Fortune magazine.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

And was it a coincidence that the leaders of well-known slave rebellions, such as Toussaint L’Ouverture, Gabriel Prosser and Nat Turner, were literate slaves?

From Time ● Sep. 16, 2015

I look down at my revised paper about Toussaint L’Ouverture.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi