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| − | + | Leader of the rebellion in its initial stages, he is reputed to have led a vodou ceremony at [[Bois Caïman] on [[August 22]], [[1791]] which signaled the start of the rebellion. He had come to Haiti 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. | |
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"Boukman Dutty (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, 2003) | "Boukman Dutty (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, 2003) | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 27 December 2004
Boukman aka Boukman Dutty; Zamba Boukman
Leader of the rebellion in its initial stages, he is reputed to have led a vodou ceremony at [[Bois Caïman] on August 22, 1791 which signaled the start of the rebellion. He had come to Haiti 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." (Parkinson, p. 39) Fierce and fearsome, he was an inspiring leader.
"Boukman Dutty (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, 2003)
References
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
- Espeut, Peter (Dec. 31, 2003). Two hundred years later. Jamaica Gleaner.
