Difference between revisions of "Jean-Jacques Dessalines"
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| − | '''Jean Jacques Dessalines''' ([[1758]] - [[1806]]) fought with [[Toussaint Louverture]] against the British and French. After turning against Toussaint and joining Leclerc, Dessalines eventually became the leader of the revolution. A fierce warrior, his motto was <i>"Koupe tet, boule kay"</i> - "Cut off the head, burn down the house." (Wilentz) Dessalines declared Saint-Domingue's independence on [[January 1]], [[1804]], and became the Black republic's first leader. You can read an English translation of his [http://foundspirits.com/jjdessalines.htm Proclamation of Haiti's Independence here]. | + | '''Jean Jacques Dessalines''' ([[1758]] - [[1806]]) fought with [[Toussaint Louverture]] against the British and French. After turning against Toussaint and joining [[Leclerc]], Dessalines eventually became the leader of the revolution. A fierce warrior, his motto was <i>"Koupe tet, boule kay"</i> - "Cut off the head, burn down the house." (Wilentz) Dessalines declared Saint-Domingue's independence on [[January 1]], [[1804]], and became the Black republic's first leader. You can read an English translation of his [http://foundspirits.com/jjdessalines.htm Proclamation of Haiti's Independence here]. |
"A handsome, 'red-skinned' Negro from Senegal, fearless in the field and unscrupulous off it." ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 67) | "A handsome, 'red-skinned' Negro from Senegal, fearless in the field and unscrupulous off it." ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 67) | ||
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| + | "Insofar as we can talk intelligibly about a caste system in post-colonial [[Haiti]], Dessalines was it's adversary." ([[From Dessalines to Duvalier|Nicholls]], p. 39) | ||
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On declaring independence, Dessalines is reported to have created the [[Haitian flag]] by tearing out the white out of the French tricolor. | On declaring independence, Dessalines is reported to have created the [[Haitian flag]] by tearing out the white out of the French tricolor. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{This Gilded African}} | * {{This Gilded African}} | ||
| + | * {{From Dessalines to Duvalier}} | ||
* Wilentz, Amy. (February 15, 2004) [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/side2/2403188 Haiti's Man of the People Lost His Way] ''New York Times Week in Review,'' | * Wilentz, Amy. (February 15, 2004) [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/side2/2403188 Haiti's Man of the People Lost His Way] ''New York Times Week in Review,'' | ||
Revision as of 13:37, 29 September 2005
Jean Jacques Dessalines (1758 - 1806) fought with Toussaint Louverture against the British and French. After turning against Toussaint and joining Leclerc, Dessalines eventually became the leader of the revolution. A fierce warrior, his motto was "Koupe tet, boule kay" - "Cut off the head, burn down the house." (Wilentz) Dessalines declared Saint-Domingue's independence on January 1, 1804, and became the Black republic's first leader. You can read an English translation of his Proclamation of Haiti's Independence here.
"A handsome, 'red-skinned' Negro from Senegal, fearless in the field and unscrupulous off it." (Parkinson, p. 67)
"Insofar as we can talk intelligibly about a caste system in post-colonial Haiti, Dessalines was it's adversary." (Nicholls, p. 39)
On declaring independence, Dessalines is reported to have created the Haitian flag by tearing out the white out of the French tricolor.
References
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
- Nicholls, David (1996). From Dessalines to Duvalier. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2239-0
- Wilentz, Amy. (February 15, 2004) Haiti's Man of the People Lost His Way New York Times Week in Review,
