To: hinckley buzzard
Haiti achieved independence in 1804 so yes they were the first black republic. Too bad they degenerated into chaos.
And Haiti too was the first country in the world to prohibit slavery. Haiti's one bright moment was its military victory against Napolean and it's been a downward spiral ever since.
To: Right_Wing_Madman
“Haiti’s one bright moment was its military victory against Napoleon...”
Which is what motivated Napoleon to sell Louisiana to us.
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
They didn’t beat Napoleon. It was more like Napoleon cutting his losses because he had his hands full with Europe. If France really wanted to, they could have crushed the slave rebellion.
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