Who is the author? The blacks on Haiti, raised Toussaint to the
respect he enjoyed, and he was beloved with
enthusiasm. And, by the public of other nations,
with whom Toussaint occasionally spoke with, he
was regarded with high esteem and great
respect and esteem.
What credentials does the
author have to be writing
about the Haitian
Revolution and Toussaint
L'Ouverture?
One French General called Toussaint "the
negro...whose destiny is to right the wrongs
committed on his race." The Spanish King
declared, in the hyperbole of admiration, that "if
God had descended on earth, he could not
inhabit a heart more apparently good, than that
of Toussaint L'Ouverture."
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What is the author's
perspective