Haitian Revolution: Fight for Freedom and Equality

The Haitian revolution was a revolution that lasted 12 to 13 years and it occurred due to

people wanting change because they felt like they were treated harshly and unfairly. There was 3 levels

to the society during the time which consisted of the Grand Blancs which was the 2 percent,

The Gense Couleur which was the 8 percent, and the slaves which were the 90 percent.

The grand blancs were the most powerful and they were usually rich. The gensde couleur

were the middle class and the slaves were treated harshly and wanted change. Before the revolution,

they suffered from poverty, political inefficiency, economic issues and slavery.

These things were important because people felt like they were being controlled by a