<p>The Haitian Revolution is the only successful, permanent slave revolt in history, resulting in the creation of an independent state.</p><br><p>Haiti is also the first modern nation of the world to permanently abolish slavery.</p><br><p>So what happened the August night of 1791 when the enslaved people of what was known as Saint-Domingue, rose up and started burning plantations?</p><br><p>It's a history that involves American and French Revolutions, with the British and Spanish also waging in on the fighting.</p><br><p>Joining Anthony and Maddy is Marlene Daut, Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University and author of several books on Haiti, including <em>Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution.</em></p><br><p>This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>You can now watch After Dark on Youtube! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit</u></a></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>