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Bedtime Biography: Black Spartacus

11 min read 15 min listen Narrated by Sam
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What’s it about?

Born into slavery, Toussaint Louverture rises to become a brilliant military commander and statesman, leading the only successful slave revolt in the Americas and forging a nation from the ashes of empire.

You’ll learn

  • How a slave became a military genius
  • The art of strategic alliance and betrayal
  • Why freedom required authoritarian rule
  • The birth of the first Black republic