Makandal’s scarf prophecy predicted blacks would inherit the island

Evidence

The first symbolized the original inhabitants of the island, the second the “present inhabitants.” Pulling out the third, he declared: “Here, finally, are those who will remain masters of the island: it is the black scarf.” — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 207

Categorization

• CANDY: A concise, vivid prophecy story — the three scarves in a vase — that makes a great party fact about Haitian revolutionary mythology.