Toussaint Louverture Quotes
They have in me struck down but the trunk of the tree; the roots are many and deep - they will shoot up again!
Beard, John R. The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Negro Patriot of Hayti. Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1853, p. 235.
One of Germany's oldest universities had organized a book burning.
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. During his life, Louverture first fought against the French, then for them, and then finally against France again for the cause of Haitian independence. As a revolutionary leader, Louverture's military and political acumen helped transform the fledgling slave rebellion into a revolutionary movement. Louverture is now known as the "Father of Haiti."