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On 14 August 1791, slaves of Saint-Domingue gathered for a vodou ceremony at Bois Caiman. The leader Boukman stands larger than life on the far right and presides over the sacrifice of a black Creole pig to Erzulie Dantor, the mother spirit of…

Toussaint Louverture (May 20, 1743-April 7, 1803) was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. In his hands Louverture holds the constitution he drafted in 1800 that declared de facto autonomy from France and guaranteed an end to slavery. In response,…

Henri Christophe (October 6, 1767-October 8, 1820) served as a revolutionary general and leader of the State of Haiti, the Northern Provinces that broke off from the rest of the state in 1810. The luxurious hat and chair in the painting reflect the…

Jean-Jacques Dessalines (September 20, 1758-October 17, 1806) was the first ruler of an independent Haiti. Behind him stands the revolutionary flag which was made, according to legend, when Dessalines ripped the white out of the French flag and had…

Alexandre Petion (April 2, 1770-March 29, 1818) served as a revolutionary general and was the first president of the Republic of Haiti, located in the Southern Provinces. The paper under his hands represents the democratic constitution he…

This is a painting depicting La Citadelle LaFerriere (Citadelle Henri Christophe), or simply the Citadelle, a large mountaintop fortress in Northern Haiti. The artist emphasizes the structure's permanence within the natural environment surrounding…

Glitter artwork of Toussaint Louveture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution.

Haitian bank notes: 250 (Jean Jacques Dessalines), 500 (Alexandre Petion), 1,000 (Florvil Hyppolite) (framed)

Catherine Flon--Goddaughter Jean Jacques Dessalines sewed first Haitian Flag May, 1803

The Swearing in Ceremony of Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Circuit Judge of Cook County, Ninth Subcircuit, Friday March 4, 2011, Supreme Court, Chicago, Illinois, Owen Georges Leroy Photography