Island on Fire

Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 879

Feb 18, 2021 • 53m

Tom Zoellner explains how the Sam Sharpe slave rebellion in Jamaica brought an end to slavery in the British Empire. Oxford University's Sudhir Hazareesingh shares the story of the father of Haiti, the former slave Toussaint Louverture, who revolutionized the country.

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The End of Slavery in the British EmpireFeb 18, 202129mTom Zoellner shares how the Sam Sharpe slave rebellion in Jamaica brought an end to slavery in the British Empire.

Tom Zoellner shares how the Sam Sharpe slave rebellion in Jamaica brought an end to slavery in the British Empire.

Black SpartacusFeb 18, 202124mOxford University's Sudhir Hazareesingh shares the story of the father of Haiti, the former slave Toussaint Louverture, who revolutionized the country.

Oxford University's Sudhir Hazareesingh shares the story of the father of Haiti, the former slave Toussaint Louverture, who revolutionized the country.

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