History of the United States I / Unit 8 USH1 1075 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Toussaint L'Ouverture
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The idea
Toussaint L'Ouverture, born with slave status and later freed, led the fight against Spain and England for a Haiti free of slavery and further European colonialism.
In practice
White Caribbean refugees arriving in the United States.
Where people slip
Their arrival heightened Federalist fears and horrified southern slaveholders. Haiti returns in entry 1094.
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