Week 4.1: The Uprisings, 1791-1793

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson,
Belley, with the bust of the philosophe Raynal (1797)

Reading:
A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution, 35-61
Julien Raimond's "Observations on the Origin and Progression of the White Colonists' Prejudice against Men of Color" (course packet--bring to class)
Painting: Abraham Burnias, The Linen Market Santo Domingo (ca. 1775)

Homework:
While reading A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution we will be using the double journal entry activity. The full directions are listed on the handout here, but remember to write 2-3 sentences per entry and each entry should come from a different subheading in the assigned reading.

You will also need to print and bring Julien Raimond's "Observations on the Origin and Progression of the White Colonists' Prejudice against Men of Color"  which is located in your course packet. Reading this document before coming to class will make our course discussion that much better.

Week 3.2: Colonial Society in a Revolutionary Era

Abraham Burnias, The Linen Market Santo Domingo (ca. 1775)

Reading:
Jeremy D. Popkin, A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution, 1-34
The Code Noir, 1685 (course packet--bring to class)
Médéric-Louis-Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry, Description . . . of the French Part of the Island of Saint-Domingue, 1797 (course packet--bring to class)


Homework:
While reading A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution we will be using the double journal entry activity. The full directions are listed on the handout here, but remember to write 2-3 sentences per entry and each entry should come from a different subheading in the assigned reading.

You will also need to print and bring The Code Noir and Description . . . of the French Part of the Island of Saint-Domingue, both of which are located in your course packet. Reading these documents before coming to class will make our course discussion that much better.