William Wells Brown - Toussaint L'Ouverture

A description of Toussaint Louverture from the 1863 book The Black Man, His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements by William Wells Brown (1814 Kentucky - November 6, 1884 Chelsea, Massachusetts).

The Tennis Court Oath. (French: serment du jeu de paume) This was a pledge signed by 577 members of France's Third Estate on June 20, 1789. It is often considered the start of the French Revolution. The French anti-slavery group: Société des Amis des Noirs in Paris and anti-slavery organizations in London under participation of Thomas Clarkson, who dis aid Vincent Ogé Georges Biassou - See also: Toussaint letter to Biassou during Boukman Rebellion See The Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres for the rest of Toussaint's speech.