Toussaint L´Overture Comic

As a child, Toussaint's father taught him about life outside of slavery and that he was more than just a slave. Toussaint learned to read and write. He also read about the enlightenment and philosophers who spoke of individual rights.

Debates into the morality of slaverybegun during the French revolution. Even though nobody was willing to end the practice, ideas from the Declarationof Rights and Man were given to slaves as well.

Toussaint L'Overture became the general in the slaves fight for freedom. And after long fights, the National Committee of Public Safety granted freedom as well as independence for Haiti



However, when Napoleon became ruler he wanted to take France back so he brought troops back to Haiti. L'Overture took lead again and reignited the fight for freedom.

Eventually, the French became tired of the bloodshed so, Napoleon agreed to a peace treaty once again giving rights to the freed people and giving Haiti independence.

Napoleon was upset with this so, he promised Toussaint a peaceful diner and instead him imprisoned him in France and kept him until he died.