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future with the help of a certified coach Southern Gothic is a podcast that explores the history behind some of the American

South's darkest days, greatest mysteries, and most chilling ghost stories. On August 22, 1791, enslaved individuals in Sandomang or present to Haiti started a well-organized and violent

revolt against their repressers under the cover of night.

As France's most economically valuable colony in the Caribbean,

Sandomang supplied approximately 60% of the world's coffee and 40% of its sugar.

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