Citizen Toussaint / by Ralph Korngold.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index.

Part One: Haiti before Toussaint: 1. The paradise of God -- II. The buccaneers -- III. St. Domingo comes of age -- IV. The whites -- V. Mulattoes and mulattresses -- VI. The slave traffic -- VII. Household slaves and field slaves -- VIII. Man's inhumanity to man -- IX. What sort of people were the slaves? -- X. How the slaves fought back -- XI. The revolution comes to St. Domingo -- XII. The mulattoes rebel --

Part Two: Toussaint's climb to power: I. Toussaint on the Breda plantation -- II. Toussaint organizes the insurrection -- III. Peace negotiations -- IV. Emancipation --V. Toussaint and the Spaniards -- VI. Toussaint joins the French -- VII. Toussaint and Laveaux -- VIII. Toussaint worries about a friend -- IX. Toussaint and Sonthonax -- X. Toussaint and the British -- XI. Toussaint and Hedouville -- XII. Toussaint and Rigaud -- XIII. Toussaint and Roume -- XIV. Toussaint conquers the Spanish colony --

Part Three: Toussaint rules: I. Toussaint's statesmanship -- II. Toussaint and the racial problem -- III. Panoply of power -- IV. The constitution -- V. Moyse --

Part Four: Toussaint's fall and death: I. Napoleon hesitates -- II. Toussaint prepares -- III. The expeditionary force -- IV. Burning of Le Cap -- V. Capture of Port-au-Prince -- VI. Toussaint writes to his generals -- VII. Toussaint and his sons -- VIII. At grips with Napoleon's army -- IX. Toussaint decides to submit -- X. Toussaint and Leclerc --XI. Toussaint's arrest -- XII. Toussaint's imprisonment and death.

"A figure of importance, as military leader, governor & administrator, as Negro leader of a just cause, this is an understanding and intelligent biography of the Haitian patriot and martyr, Toussaint Louverture, whose rise from slavery to ruler of his country was marked by the worldwide interest in freedom. Haitian history backgrounds his life with its interplay of Spanish, French and English forces, and the internal struggle between the upper and lower class whites, the mulattoes and the Negroes. Self-taught, Toussaint made no break from slavery until spark of insurrection was fanned, and then, rose rapidly to power. He disciplined his troops in guerilla tactics, joined with Spain, only to become France's ally against the British. The slaves emancipated, he battled Napoleon who wished to restore slavery. Deserted by his officers, treacherously betrayed, Toussaint died in a French prison without any kind of honor." -- From Kirkus.

This resource contains period language used to describe mixed race people in 18th century Haiti that is racially offensive.

From the library of Roscoe and Oletta Proctor.