Planter scare tactics captured France’s 1790 Colonial Committee

Evidence

These scare tactics worked. In March 1790 the National Assembly approved the formation of a specialized Colonial Committee. There were no abolitionists on the committee, and among the twelve were four planters and two merchants who owned property in Saint-Domingue. It was headed by Antoine Barnave, who had ties to the port towns and was sympathetic to their interests. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 291