Haitian historical tradition dates a Vodou gathering at Bwa Kayiman (Bois Caïman) to the night of 14 August 1791, shortly before the northern uprising. Memory associates the gathering with enslaved organizers, often including Dutty Boukman and Cécile Fatiman, and with shared planning for freedom. Historians debate the exact date, location, participants, and details because surviving contemporary documentation is limited. The record therefore treats 14 August as the traditional date and the ceremony as a major site of Haitian revolutionary memory, not as an uncontested transcript.
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How should the 14 August 1791 date for Bwa Kayiman be treated?
Historical accounts preserve the date, while scholarship notes uncertainty about details.
The traditional Bwa Kayiman date is 14 August 1791, but historians debate details.
Scholarship notes uncertainty about date, location, participants, and accounts.