19 Sep 1793 during the Haitian revolution, 600 British soldiers sent from Jamaica landed at Jérémie, Haiti. French property owners had made an agreement with Britain for Saint Domingue to become a British colony with slavery reinstated.

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"Ripped through time by Haitian royalty, revolutionary war leader and sorcerer. Makandal must use his expertise to finish what he started in the past to ensure the freedom of his island's future."
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The author of 'The Three Musketeers', 'The Count of Monte Cristo' & 'The Iron Mask' was a black writer called Alexander Dumas

His mother was a black Haitian enslaved woman






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It is the birthday of artist Jacob Lawrence (#otd 1917). His iconic series on the Haitian revolutionary hero Toussaint L'Ouverture is one of his best known works.
Learn more about the artist and the series in this online exhibition: https://t.co/R4ZQpRdcjt

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In Yoruba religion, Ogun is a primordial orisha in Yoruba Land. In some traditions, he is said to have cleared a path for the other orisha to enter Earth, He is the god of war and metals. He is present in Yoruba religion, Haitian Vodou, and West African Vodun

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キービジュアルやスペックのイラストは椿田りささん にお願いしました!素敵なデザインをありがとうございました😭😭


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Support the new Kickstarter “Makandal”. One of the most historical Haitian. Please support our project by backing it https://t.co/cCezGx2xWr https://t.co/L6BihZq0VV

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Makandal Issue Cover by Support the new series on Kickstarter

Ripped through time by Haitian royalty, revolutionary war leader and sorcerer.

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Support the new Kickstarter “Makandal”. One of the most historical Haitian. Please support our project by backing it https://t.co/cCezGwKX4T

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Aug 22 1791— Haitian revolution

⛓️A revolutionary uprising forged enslaved Africans on a small Caribbean island into an army of self-emancipation to create the world’s first black republic

📜Read more https://t.co/gYTB0dMgiJ

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Today in 1791, the launched a slave revolt against France. They won, but then France extorted them for an "independence debt" that was worth US$105 billion. It took 122 years to pay it. US Marines also occupied Haiti for 19 years, killing thousands with forced labour.

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21 Aug 1791 the Haitian revolution began as 100,000 enslaved people rose up and eventually overthrew both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic.

Read Black Jacobins!
https://t.co/JnHBLeQWcS

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Ripped through time by Haitian royalty, revolutionary war leader and sorcerer, Makandal, must use his expertise to finish what he started in the past to ensure the freedom of his island's future.  Click on the link to support. https://t.co/cCezGwKX4T https://t.co/L6BihZ8q4n

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Art by
Ripped through time by Haitian royalty, revolutionary war leader and sorcerer, Makandal, must use his expertise to finish what he started in the past to ensure the freedom of his island's future.  Click on the link to support. https://t.co/cCezGwKX4T

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[crying] NYBETH OBDILORD IN THE AITIASCOPE?

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DON'T MISS your chance to back Haitian comic artist new comic: Makandal!

Haitian revolutionary hero who led slave revolts, turned into a mosquito & afflicted french army with yellow fever, thus helping to freeing Haiti!

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Ayida Wedo

Ayida Wedo is a rainbow serpent of Fon (Benin) cosmology and a Loa of Haitian Vodou. With her partner Damballa, Ayida Wedo sows fertility and fruitfulness throughout humanity.

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Hi! My name is Millie. I’m a bi Haitian American vis dev artist and illustrator. I love painting people/characters, doing sketch explorations, color design, props, and concept painting. This sounds like a great project and I would love to be a part of it! https://t.co/2xcte5dbDr

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