In history one of the most significant revolutions ever was that of San Domingue, which afterwards became Hayti or Haiti.
It wa a very long and most bloody war, as to be expected with at times as many as seven armies fielded at one time, each and every one at war with all the others.
And then, afterwards, no nation recognized them as a nation, and France demanding restitution for their lost property, most of which was in two-legged flesh. This wasn't paid back in full -- PLUS INTEREST -- and retired until 1947. From 1803 on, each Haitian man, woman and child were paying for the freedom of their ancestors from 1791 - 1803. We've never seen anything like this before or since. Except, maybe, with Jim Crow and the neo slavery of share cropping and convict gangs? In any case, one way and another, Haiti is still paying the rest of the developed world for the audacity of having the one and only successful slave revolution in the New World.
Not classified as fantasy, but you most likely have read Moon is a Harsh Mistress?
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Date: 2011-09-04 09:08 pm (UTC)It wa a very long and most bloody war, as to be expected with at times as many as seven armies fielded at one time, each and every one at war with all the others.
And then, afterwards, no nation recognized them as a nation, and France demanding restitution for their lost property, most of which was in two-legged flesh. This wasn't paid back in full -- PLUS INTEREST -- and retired until 1947. From 1803 on, each Haitian man, woman and child were paying for the freedom of their ancestors from 1791 - 1803. We've never seen anything like this before or since. Except, maybe, with Jim Crow and the neo slavery of share cropping and convict gangs? In any case, one way and another, Haiti is still paying the rest of the developed world for the audacity of having the one and only successful slave revolution in the New World.
Not classified as fantasy, but you most likely have read Moon is a Harsh Mistress?
Love, C.