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The Black Jacobins
This episode unearths the Haitian Revolution as a testament to self-liberation, challenging conventional narratives of power and freedom.
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“This episode unearths the Haitian Revolution as a testament to self-liberation, challenging conventional narratives of power and freedom.”
— C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins
Haitian Revolution, Anti-colonialism, Leadership, Power
If you've ever questioned the neat narratives of history, or wondered where true leadership emerges in the face of impossible odds, this will resonate, and this will help you see what to do next.
C.L.R. James, a Trinidadian historian and activist, brought an anti-colonial lens to the Haitian Revolution, writing from a perspective that centered the agency and strategic brilliance of the enslaved people themselves.