French officials censored rhetoric that could remind enslaved rebels of burning tactics

Evidence

In insisting on the equality of all men, the proclamation added a line that read: “Whites, blacks, are all children of the Republic.” Perhaps understanding that, rather than encouraging them to submit, the metaphor of burning cane might serve instead to remind the residents of Saint- Domingue of an all-too-effective tactic of resistance, the translator entirely dropped any such reference, noting simply that those who resisted the mission would be “punished.” — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 930

Categorization

• SEED: Essay angle: how colonial powers censored their own propaganda for fear their metaphors would arm the resistance.
• XREF: connects to: French officials feared emancipation ideas would incite educated Africans to seek leadership — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 666; A false rumor of French abolition edicts inspired slaves to revolt; French authorities actively censored transatlantic information reaching slaves (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: French officials feared emancipation ideas would incite educated Africans to seek leadership — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 666; A false rumor of French abolition edicts inspired slaves to revolt; French authorities actively censored transatlantic information reaching slaves (+1 more)