Emancipation had roots in the exact landscapes where the revolt began
Evidence
Slavery had been abolished in the richest region of Saint-Domingue, on the plains out of which the revolt of 1791 had emerged, in the mountains that had served as “boulevards of liberty” to the insurgents. … The specter of liberty that had loomed over Saint- Domingue for years, haunting and taunting masters and slaves, had become a reality. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 563
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: The Saint-Domingue revolt escalated into empire-wide emancipation — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 19; The uprising’s meaning escalated from colonial protest to abolition of slavery — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 24; Successful revolutions ground themselves in inherited national territory — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 31 (+2 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The Saint-Domingue revolt escalated into empire-wide emancipation — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 19; The uprising’s meaning escalated from colonial protest to abolition of slavery — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 24; Successful revolutions ground themselves in inherited national territory — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 31 (+2 more)