haitian revolution

In this episode, Kate welcomes historian Dr. Nathan Perl-Rosenthal. Nathan is a professor history at the University of Southern California. His first book, Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution, came out in 2015. His new book just came out this month, February 2024, from Basic Books. It’s called The Age of Revolutions and the Generations Who Made It, and it tells the history of the revolutionary era from 1760 to 1825 across multiple nations and many individual lives. Nathan and Kate talked about the merits of messy outlines, how historians could borrow the techniques of fiction writers, and why his new book was a bit like making cheese – you’ll just have to listen to find out what that’s all about.

Toussaint Louverture (the “Black Spartacus”), was one of the main leaders of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804), which overthrew slavery and led to the proclamation of the world’s first independent post-colonial state.

The lecture discusses his extraordinary life and legacy, as well as the international impacts of the Haitian Revolution across the 19th and 20th centuries, and how its ideals of equality, justice, and solidarity are still relevant to our times.

A lecture by Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh FBA

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/toussaint-louverture

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Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr on Twitter) talks about the power struggles Haiti is having and what we can learn from the Haitian Revolution. The entry point will be honoring the ancestor Yaphet Kotto.

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Dr. Greg Carr (@africanacarr on Twitter) breaks down the history of monarchies and how Africans view kings and queens. Also, as promised a brief history of the Haitian Revolution and what we can learn today from that struggle for freedom.

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In this LIVE session (every first Saturday of the month at noon ET) with Dr. Greg Carr, head of Africana Studies at Howard University, Karen and Gr. Carr discuss everything from Discussed: Trump's COVID diagnosis, a tribute to the late, great Bob Gibson and a breakdown to the Haitian Revolution. They also answered questions from the audience. #BobGibson #HaitianRevolution #ToussaintLouvertoure #GregCarr

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