Difference between revisions of "List of Toussaint Louverture related pages"

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Toussaint Louverture Project pages with articles or documents about or from Toussaint Louverture.

The Last Days Of Toussaint L'Ouverture - account of a 1859 visit to Fort de Joux (Includes Minutes of the Post-mortem Examination of Toussaint L'Ouverture)
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti - excerpts portraying Toussaint Louverture.
The History and Present Condition of St. Domingo (1837) - Excerpt of 1837 book about Toussaint Louverture and his contemporaries in the Haitian Revolution.
God's Image in Ebony - Toussaint L'Overture - A passage about Toussaint from the 1854 book: God's Image in Ebony: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches, Facts, Anecdotes, etc., Demonstrative of the Mental Powers and Intellectual Capacities of the Negro Race,
William Wells Brown - Toussaint L'Ouverture - 1863 perspective from an African-american writer from the book The Black Man, His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements..

Portrait by Nicolas Eustache Maurin (1838) after a lost drawing of Toussaint.
Signature of Toussaint Louverture.
Painting of Toussaint Louverture and General Thomas Maitland
Photo of Dungeon at Fort de Joux in which Toussaint Louverture died.
Bust of Toussaint Louverture at Fort de Joux - With the inscription of the famous words by Toussaint Louverture: "In overthrowing me, you have cut down in San Domingo only the trunk of the tree of liberty. It will spring up again by the roots for they are numerous."

Mars Plaisir - Toussaint Louverture's servant, who traveled with him into French captivity at Fort de Joux.
Fort de Joux - French prison in which Toussaint Louverture died.
Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoléon from Fort de Joux (1802)
Letter by the French Minister of the Marine to the Commandant at Fort de Joux - 1802 letter specifying the conditions under which Toussaint Louverture should be held captive.
To Toussaint Louverture - poem by Wordsworth - 1803 hommage to the imprisoned Toussaint.
Post-mortem examination of Toussaint Louverture - The results of an autopsy performed by French authorities.

Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799) - Page includes Toussaint Louverture's remarks regarding the designs on Saint-Domingue by Napoléon Bonaparte.
Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English) - during Toussaint Louverture's rule of Saint-Domingue/Haiti.

Toussaint letter to Biassou during Boukman Rebellion Toussaint asks Biassou for supplies and outlines strategy.
Toussaint dialogue with Léger Félicité Sonthonax (1797) - Toussaint report of a contentious meeting with Sonthonax, before he had the commissioner expelled.
The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume - letter by Toussaint Louverture (1800).
Toussaint Louverture's 'Dictatorial Proclamation' (1801) - Toussaint lays out his domestic policies.
Memoir of Toussaint Louverture, Written by Himself - Autobiographical text written by Toussaint at Fort-de-Joux.
Letters to Napolèon Bonaparte:
- Toussaint letter to Napoleon on the 1801 Constitution - sent with the 1801 constitution to Napoleon.
- Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoléon from Fort de Joux (1802)

Napoléon Bonaparte letter to Toussaint Louverture (1801) - Letter in which Napoléon Bonaparte anounces the sending of an expeditionary force to retake Saint-Domingue from Toussaint.

Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799) - With text giving Toussaint's reaction to Napoléon's proclamation.
Ravine-à-Couleuvres - Toussaint battles the French troops of General Leclerc (includes speech by Toussaint before the battle.)
Charles-Humbert-Marie de Vincent - French engineer and friend of Toussaint Louverture.
Leclerc Saint-Domingue proclamation (1802) - The French General Leclerc, sent to re-establish slavery, outlaws Toussaint Louverture.
Fort de Joux - French prison in which Toussaint Louverture died.
Mars Plaisir - Toussaint Louverture's servant, who traveled with him into French captivity at Fort de Joux.
Saint-Domingue troops under Toussaint Louverture's command (1802)
To Toussaint Louverture - poem by Wordsworth - 1803 hommage to the imprisoned Toussaint.
Tobias Lear letter to Madison - reporting on a meeting with Toussaint Louverture.

Landau Traveling Exhibitions: TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE Series by Jacob Lawrence - Prints by the late Jacob Lawrence with accompanying text.
- TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE Series by Jacob Lawrence - Just the (larger) images of the Lawrence prints.

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 ==Historical documents==
+* [[Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799)]] - Page includes Toussaint Louverture's remarks regarding the designs on Saint-Domingue by Napoléon Bonaparte.
 * [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)]] - during Toussaint Louverture's rule of [[Saint-Domingue]]/[[Haiti]].
 ==Lectures==