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DIVThe story of revolution leaderToussaint L'Ouverture of St. Domingue (now Haiti).brbrThe island now known as Haiti was once a French colony called St. Domingue, where white plantation owners forced hundreds of thousands of African slaves to farm sugar cane. Toussaint L'Ouverture was one of those slaves . . . but not for long. The day would come when L'Ouverture would lead his island's slaves into a revolution for freedom, and his efforts would influence the course of world history./DIVDIVPChristie's stirring illustrations, including the cover painting of a triumphant L'Ouverture surrounded by his people, complement the dramatic tale.--IKirkus Reviews/P/I/DIV | ||
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