Catherine Flon - Revision history

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 * [[Haitian Flag]] - The current Haitian flag, based on the red and blue design first sewn by Catherine Flon.
-==Reference==
+==References==
 * {{Haiti: A Slave Revolution}}
 * Flags of the World: [http://flagspot.net/flags/ht-hist.html#1803 Haitian flag of 1803]
+* Méléance, Emide. (2006) ''Catherine Flon and the Creation of the Haitian Flag'', in ''Revolutionary Freedoms: A History of Survival, Strength''. Coconut Creek, FL, Caribbean Studies Press. ISBN 978-1584322931 (p. 91f)
 ==External links==
 * Mémoire de femmes: [http://www.jasminenarcisse.com/memoire/01_anonymes/06_catherine.html Catherine Flon] - (French text)

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 [[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Catherine Flon on a ten Gourdes banknote ]][[image:haitian_flag.gif|right|thumb|180px|The current Haitian Flag, based on a design created at the '''Congress of Arcahaie''' in 1803.]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore, the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" <small>{{fn|1}}</small> . (''Haiti: A Slave Revolution'' p. 100) <small>{{fn|2}}</small> <br>
 Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.
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 {{fnb|1}} This event is often seen as the start of the [[French Revolution]]: The ''Tennis Court Oath''; French: ''serment du jeu de paume''. '''See also''': [[:image:tennis court oath.jpg|Painting of the Tennis Court Oath]] by Jean-Louis David.
-{{fnb|2}} Translation of an article in French by Fleurimond W. Kerns published in HaÃ¯ti-ProgrÃ¨s. (May 18, 2003)
+{{fnb|2}} Translation of an article in French by Fleurimond W. Kerns published in Haïti-Progrès. (May 18, 2003)
 ==See Also==
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 ==External links==
-* MÃ©moire de femmes: [http://www.jasminenarcisse.com/memoire/01_anonymes/06_catherine.html Catherine Flon] - (French text)
+* Mémoire de femmes: [http://www.jasminenarcisse.com/memoire/01_anonymes/06_catherine.html Catherine Flon] - (French text)

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 [[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Catherine Flon on a ten Gourdes banknote ]][[image:haitian_flag.gif|right|thumb|180px|The current Haitian Flag, based on a design created at the '''Congress of Arcahaie''' in 1803.]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore, the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" <small>{{fn|1}}</small> . (''Haiti: A Slave Revolution'' p. 100) <small>{{fn|2}}</small> <br>
 Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.
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 {{fnb|1}} This event is often seen as the start of the [[French Revolution]]: The ''Tennis Court Oath''; French: ''serment du jeu de paume''. '''See also''': [[:image:tennis court oath.jpg|Painting of the Tennis Court Oath]] by Jean-Louis David.
-{{fnb|2}} Translation of an article in French by Fleurimond W. Kerns published in Haïti-Progrès. (May 18, 2003)
+{{fnb|2}} Translation of an article in French by Fleurimond W. Kerns published in HaÃ¯ti-ProgrÃ¨s. (May 18, 2003)
 ==See Also==
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 ==External links==
-* Mémoire de femmes: [http://www.jasminenarcisse.com/memoire/01_anonymes/06_catherine.html Catherine Flon] - (French text)
+* MÃ©moire de femmes: [http://www.jasminenarcisse.com/memoire/01_anonymes/06_catherine.html Catherine Flon] - (French text)

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	[[Category:Women\|Flon, Catherine]]		[[Category:Women\|Flon, Catherine]]
−	Catherine Flon verra son nom légué à la postérité, et, par delà ce moment capital du congrès de mai 1803 de l'Arcahaie, définitivement associé au drapeau haïtien, et cela, du fait très simple que, s'offrant pour réunir les deux bandes d'un drapeau sur pied de guerre, elle aura eu le geste essentiel qu'il fallait, ce geste réclamé à grands cris par le moment, celui combien fécond de la naissance d'un nouveau symbole.
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−	Aux yeux de la masse des noirs, le drapeau tricolore symbolisait l'union des trois classes de la colonie. D'un geste vif, Dessalines supprima la couleur blanche. "Catherine Flon aurait alors réuni les bandes bleue et rouge et les aurait cousues en utilisant ses cheveux comme fil".
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−	~~www.haitian.tv.com~~

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	[[Category:Rebels\|Flon, Catherine]]		[[Category:Rebels\|Flon, Catherine]]
	[[Category:Women\|Flon, Catherine]]		[[Category:Women\|Flon, Catherine]]
		+	Catherine Flon verra son nom légué à la postérité, et, par delà ce moment capital du congrès de mai 1803 de l'Arcahaie, définitivement associé au drapeau haïtien, et cela, du fait très simple que, s'offrant pour réunir les deux bandes d'un drapeau sur pied de guerre, elle aura eu le geste essentiel qu'il fallait, ce geste réclamé à grands cris par le moment, celui combien fécond de la naissance d'un nouveau symbole.
		+
		+	Aux yeux de la masse des noirs, le drapeau tricolore symbolisait l'union des trois classes de la colonie. D'un geste vif, Dessalines supprima la couleur blanche. "Catherine Flon aurait alors réuni les bandes bleue et rouge et les aurait cousues en utilisant ses cheveux comme fil".
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		+	www.haitian.tv.com

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−	[[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg\|right\|thumb\|320px\|Catherine Flon on a ten Gourdes banknote ]][[image:haitian_flag.gif\|right\|thumb\|180px\|The current Haitian Flag, based on a design created at the '''Congress of Arcahaie''' in 1803.]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore , the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" <small>{{fn\|1}}</small> . (''Haiti: A Slave Revolution'' p. 100) <small>{{fn\|2}}</small> <br>	+	[[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg\|right\|thumb\|320px\|Catherine Flon on a ten Gourdes banknote ]][[image:haitian_flag.gif\|right\|thumb\|180px\|The current Haitian Flag, based on a design created at the '''Congress of Arcahaie''' in 1803.]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore, the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" <small>{{fn\|1}}</small> . (''Haiti: A Slave Revolution'' p. 100) <small>{{fn\|2}}</small> <br>
	Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.		Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.

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−	[[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|Catherine Flon on ten ~~gourdes~~ banknote ]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore , the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" <small>{{fn\|1}}</small> . (''Haiti: A Slave Revolution'' p. 100) <small>{{fn\|2}}</small> <br>	+	[[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg\|right\|thumb\|320px\|Catherine Flon on a ten Gourdes banknote ]][[image:haitian_flag.gif\|right\|thumb\|180px\|The current Haitian Flag, based on a design created at the '''Congress of Arcahaie''' in 1803.]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore , the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" <small>{{fn\|1}}</small> . (''Haiti: A Slave Revolution'' p. 100) <small>{{fn\|2}}</small> <br>
	Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.		Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.

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−	[[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Catherine Flon on ten gourdes banknote ]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore , the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" {{fn\|1}} . (Haiti: A Slave Revolution p. 100) {{fn\|2}} <br>	+	[[image:ten_gourdes_note_haiti.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Catherine Flon on ten gourdes banknote ]]'''Catherine Flon''', the goddaughter of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], sew the first [[Haitian flag]] on [[May 18]], [[1803]] on the last day of the [[Congress of Arcahaie]]. After Catherine Flon had sown the bicolore , the Generals of the Haitian Revolution at the congress "solemnly swore an oath of fealty to ''Liberty or Death'' on this flag which was to lead the [[slaves]] to victory and freedom. This oath, which history has named the ''Oath of the Ancestors'', is the equivalent of the one that the deputies of the Third Estate swore at Versailles June 20, [[1789]]" {{fn\|1}} . (''Haiti: A Slave Revolution'' p. 100) {{fn\|2}} <br>
	Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.		Catherine Flon is widely regarded by Haitians as one of the heroes of the fight to end slavery.