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Summary[]

Man who led the Haitian revolution.

Exact Definition[]

A colored man who led enslaved blacks in a struggle for independence against the French colonizers. They secured control over the colony of Haiti.

Importance[]

Important because it was "the first successful attempt by a slave population in the Americas and the world win independence from European colonialism."

Additional Information[]

Anything else--supplemental info, memory pegs, etc.

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