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List of Key Terms and People
- Key terms
- sovereignty
- slavery/the “slave” (captivity, captives)
- colonialism/coloniality
- the state
- The Haitian Revolution
- Bois Caïman
- The Haitians
- universalism
- bossales
- creoles
- cultivateurs
- habitants
- agriculteur
- Kreyòl
- sufferers
- lakou
- doko/maniels
- plaçage
- citizen
- madan sara
- Guinea/Ginen
- tout moun se moun
- Re-existence
- Cacos
- maroons/marronage
- Key people
- Julien Raimond
- Moreau de Saint-Méry
- Vincent Ogé
- Jean-Baptiste Chavannes
- Toussaint Louverture
- Jean-Jacques Dessalines
- Henry Christophe
- Alexandre Pétion
- Jean-Pierre Boyer
- Baron de Vastey
- Goman
- Acaau
Given the recent assassination of President Moïse, it’ll be interesting to juxtapose the narratives, framing, and incentives included in this book with the narratives, framing, and incentives coming out of Haiti from local Haitians and to a lesser extent the international community.