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Toussaint L'ouverture, The Genius Who Embodied The Enlightenment | By Dady Chery | Haiti Chery

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As the spirit of the Enlightenment inflamed everyone, the rebellious Haitian slaves led by Toussaint L'Ouverture would prove to be those most faithful to the Enlightenment ideals. [This historical piece is offered on the occasion of all saints' day (la tous saints).] dc@dadychery.org

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Dady Chery grew up at the heart of an extended working-class family in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She emigrated to New York when she was fourteen and since then has traveled throughout the world and lived in Europe and several North American cities. She (more...)

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