Slaves marched on Le Cap demanding the rights of man.

Evidence

Another account of the 1791 insurrection described how “an innumerable troop of negroes presented themselves almost underneath the batteries of Le Cap, asking for the rights of man.” The pamphlet of the “Rights of Man” found on one executed insurgent also suggests the important role of this document in inspiring certain slaves. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 364

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

Related

• Some slave insurgents framed their demands in the language of the Rights of Man (similarity 0.87)
• Insurgent leaders escalated their demands from emancipation to general liberty by 1792 (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Some slave insurgents grounded their revolt claims in the Rights of Man #corroborates (0.90)
• Slave insurgents invoked the Declaration of Rights to demand general emancipation and wages. #expands (0.70)
• Liberty itself, not outside instigators, incited the slaves to revolt #corroborates (0.60)
• Former slave insurgents entered Le Cap and repelled Galbaud’s troops. #expands (0.60)