1791 slave rebellion

August 21, 1791 · Saint-Domingue

Enslaved people rose up on the northern plain of Saint-Domingue and burned plantations. The revolt began the Haitian Revolution, which ended slavery and created an independent Haiti.

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Led to: Haitian Revolution August 21, 1791 – January 1, 1804

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