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formerly enslaved and free residents

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formerly enslaved and free residents

Gender: Male

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Saint-Domingue’s constitution abolishes slavery and names Toussaint governor for life

đź“… 8 July 1801

Toussaint Louverture promulgated the Constitution of Saint-Domingue on 8 July 1801. It declared that slavery was forever abolished, barred racial distinctions in principle, and made Toussaint...