Known as the ‘bookman’ because he could read, he was an inspiring and popular Vodou leader.
— Dutty Boukman
Lesson Objective
What did it take for enslaved Africans to resist and rise-up in Haïti?
Dutty helped rouse a huge revolutionary uprising on Saint Domingue
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General teachers notes about CARGO Classroom are also provided
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