Haitian Constitution of 1801

In 1801, Toussaint L’Ouverture promulgated the first constitution in the Atlantic world that abolished slavery and forbade racial discrimination.

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Event date:

The start of the month Summer 1801

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Romanticism in Global Context Timeline

Event Source:

https://www-oxfordreference-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu/display/10.1093/acref/9780195334739.001.0001/acref-9780195334739-e-179?rskey=Btj6Ca&result=1