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| − | '''Boukman''' (also ''Dutty Boukman'' or ''Zamba Boukman'') was a leader of the rebellion in its initial stages, he is reputed to have led a [[vodou]] ceremony together with the [[mambo]] [[Cecile Fatiman]] at [[Bois Caïman]] on [[August 22]], [[1791]] which signaled the start of the rebellion.<small>{{fn|1}}</small> He had come to [[Saint-Domingue]] by way of Jamaica, then to become a [[maroon]] in the forest of Morne Rouge. Giant, powerful, "grotesque-looking man... with a 'terrible countenance', a face like an exaggerated African carving." ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 39) Fierce and fearsome, he was an inspiring leader. | + | '''Boukman''' (also ''Dutty Boukman'' or ''Zamba Boukman'') was a leader of the rebellion in its initial stages, he is reputed to have led a [[vodou]] ceremony together with the [[mambo]] [[Cecile Fatiman]] at [[Bois Caïman]] on [[August 22]], [[1791]] which signaled the start of |
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| − | While Boukman was not the first to lead a slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue, as he was preceded by others such as [[Padrejean]] in 1676 and [[François Mackandal]] in [[1757]], he delivered the spark that helped to ignite the Haitian Revolution.
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| − | "He had been a commandeur (slave driver) and later a coachman on the Clément plantation, among the first to go up in flames once the revolt began. While his experience as commandeur provided him with certain organizational and leadership qualities, the post as coachman no doubt enabled him to follow the ongoing political developments in the colony, as well as to facilitate communication links and establish contacts among the slaves of different plantations. Reputedly, Boukman was also a [[voodoo]] priest and, as such, exercised an undisputed influence and command over his followers, who knew him as "Zamba" Boukman. His authority was only enhanced by the overpowering impression projected by his gigantic size." ([[The Making of Haiti|Flick]] p.92)
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| − | "Boukman Dutty (said to have been called "Book Man" in Jamaica because he could read) was sold by his British master to a Frenchman (and his name became "Boukman" in [[Haiti]]). A giant with imposing stature, with courage to match, he was a [[Voodoo]] priest, exercising an undisputed influence and command over his followers, who knew him as "''Zamba''" Boukman." (Espeut)
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| − | Note that Geggus doubts Boukman was a [[houngan]], as no reference to this exists before accounts of the [[Bois Caïman]] ceremony appear. ([[Haitian Revolutionary Studies|Geggus]], p. 89)
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| − | The French publicly displayed Boukman's head after his execution.
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| − | {{fnb|1}} Other participants at the [[Bois Caïman]] ceremony were [[Georges Biassou]], [[Jeannot Bullet]] and [[Jean François Papillon]], all of which were leaders of the early Haitian Revolution.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[The Boukman Rebellion]]
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| − | *[[Bois Caïman]] - The [[vodou]] ceremony that marked the beginning of the Boukman Rebellion.
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| − | *[[Toussaint letter to Biassou during Boukman Rebellion]] - Toussaint who was giving medical services to the rebellion writes to his protege.
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| − | *[[History of the Disasters in Saint-Domingue]] - Account of the revolutionary events of [[1791]] from a the view of a French perspective.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | * {{Haitian Revolutionary Studies}}
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| − | * {{This Gilded African}}
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| − | * Espeut, Peter (Dec. 31, 2003). [http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20031231/cleisure/cleisure2.html ''Two hundred years later'']. ''Jamaica Gleaner''.
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| − | *{{The Making of Haiti}}
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| − | ==External link==
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| − | * Haïti Progrès: [http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43a/520.html Exorcizing Boukman] - Boukman and the effort by some to destroy the memory of Bois Caïman.
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