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Citation

Rogers, Dominique, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Martinique. "On the Road to Citizenship: The Complex Paths toward the Integration of Free People of Colour in the Two Capitals of Saint-Domingue." The Haitian Revolution: Viewed 200 Years After, an International Scholarly Conference. John Carter Brown Library, Providence, RI. June 18, 2004.

Notes

Following are rough notes of Rogers' speech, taken by Stuart Maxwell on June 18, 2004.

  • In the ancien regime, only the elite imperial class could claim responsibility for shaping society - this was not the concern of the citizens. The citizens were merely to enjoy the benefits and responsibilities of society.
  • Rogers describes the inequities between the blancs and the libertés de savanne. Punishments against the latter were much harsher. Especially after the Mackandal revolutions, the free blacks were ever more feared and repressed.
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