The southern elite that backed Rigaud were wealthy free-coloreds.

Evidence

The “War of the South,” as the conflict is usually called, is often presented as a racial conflict pitting Louverture’s black army against Rigaud’s free-coloreds. Before the revolution the south was a bastion for wealthy free-coloreds such as the Raimond family, and Rigaud was a member of this social group. Under his regime free-coloreds had filled posts as officers and had gained access to many of the abandoned properties in the south. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 812

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The south had long been a stronghold of wealthy free-coloreds led by Rigaud — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 812; Rigaud’s career began in the free-colored armed revolt of 1791; Economic motives kept white men marrying into the free-colored elite — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 223 (+4 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The south had long been a stronghold of wealthy free-coloreds led by Rigaud — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 812; Rigaud’s career began in the free-colored armed revolt of 1791; Economic motives kept white men marrying into the free-colored elite — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 223 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• The south had long been a stronghold of wealthy free-coloreds led by Rigaud #corroborates (0.97) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 812
• Southern cultivators deserted Rigaud out of resentment toward his labor regime #complicates (0.78) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 830
• Southern cultivators refused to fight for Rigaud. #complicates (0.76)