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My subjects inherit the ignorance and prejudice that belong to slavery. At this moment they have made but very little progress in knowledge. Where could they acquire it, for, in gaining their liberty, they have seen nothing but camps and war?

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Nothing short of absolute independence in both government and commerce will satisfy us. This we shall have or cease to live.

Henri Christophe

Henri Christophe

Henri Christophe

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Born: October 6, 1767

Died: October 8, 1820 (aged 53)

Bio: Henri Christophe was a former slave of Bambara ethnicity, and perhaps of Ibo descent, and key leader in the Haitian Revolution, which succeeded in gaining independence from France in 1804.

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