The Haitian Revolution
You're Dead to Me
BBC
4.7 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Marlene Daut and comedian Athena Kugblenu to examine the events and aftermath of the 18th century revolution in Haiti, the first nation to abolish slavery. We look at the life of revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, confront the atrocities committed against the people of Haiti and the literal price they were forced to pay for their freedom.
A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:05.9 | Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, a history podcast for everyone. |
| 0:09.3 | For people who don't like history, people who do like history, and people who forgot |
| 0:12.7 | to learn any at school. |
| 0:14.2 | My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories, and I do another podcast |
| 0:21.6 | called Home School History, but that one's mostly for kids. |
| 0:24.4 | This podcast is a bit different. |
| 0:26.0 | Here we bring together historical hot shots and clever comedians so we can chat and you |
| 0:30.5 | can learn some stuff. |
| 0:31.8 | And today we are jumping back over 200 years and jetting off to the Caribbean. |
| 0:36.2 | Not for a luxury holiday, but to learn all about the Haitian revolution and how Haiti was |
| 0:40.9 | the first modern nation to abolish slavery. |
| 0:43.5 | And to help me do that, I'm joined by two very special guests. |
| 0:46.4 | In History Corner, she's professor of African diaspora studies at the University of Virginia |
| 0:50.6 | and Associate Director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African |
| 0:54.8 | Studies. |
| 0:55.8 | Does that fit all on one calling card? |
| 0:57.6 | That's a long, wonderful CV. |
| 0:59.8 | She's a specialist in colonial literature, specifically about the Caribbean. |
| 1:03.2 | It's professor Marlene Adout, time Marlene, how are you? |
| 1:05.7 | Hello, thank you for having me today. |
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