Mulatto

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Mulatto (also Mulato; Haitian Creole: milat ) is a term of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. While mulattos, during French colonialism in Saint-Domingue, had a lower social status than the white colonialists and considerably less rights, many were slave holders and and have held power in post revolutionary Haiti to this day. By some estimates mulattos are currently five percent of Haiti's total population.

Many mulattos played important roles in the Haitian Revolution and while their goals as a class often collided with that of the slaves fighting for their freedom 1 , many such as Vincent Ogé and Louis Boisrond Tonnerre became an integral part of the struggle against the French colonial power and slavery.

Note: the plural of mulatto is either mulattoes or mulattos. (American Heritage Dictionary)


Note 1: For example André Rigaud, defending mulatto interests, fought the War of Knives against the troops of Toussaint Louverture.

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Reference

  • Mulatto. (2005, December 4). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:27, December 5, 2005 [1].
  • Mulatto. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved December 13, 2005, from Answers.com [2].