{"product_id":"toussaint-louverture-the-story-of-the-only-successful-slave-revolt-in-history-paperback","title":"Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. L. R. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNic Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003eSakina Karimjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the American Library in Paris Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the American Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePERHAPS THE GREATEST VICTORY OF THE OPPRESSED OVER THEIR OPPRESSORS IN ALL HISTORY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe end of slavery started in what was then San Domingo. In 1791, the enslaved people of the most prized French sugar plantation colony revolted against their masters. For over twelve years, against a backdrop of the French Revolution, they fought an epic black liberation struggle for control of the island. Theirs was the first and only successful slave revolution. It was the creation of Haiti as a nation, the first independent black republic outside of Africa, and an international inspiration to the persecuted and enslaved. This is the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian Revolution and its incredible leader: Toussaint Louverture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe text of this graphic novel is a play by C. L. R. James that opened in London in 1936 with Paul Robeson in the title role. For the first time, black actors appeared on the British stage in a work by a black playwright. The script had been lost for almost seventy years when a draft copy was discovered among James's archives. Now this extraordinary drama has been reimagined by artists Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe polymath intellectual and Trinidadian revolutionary \u003cb\u003eC. L. R. James\u003c\/b\u003e is perhaps best known asthe author of the seminal history of the Haitian Revolution, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Jacobins\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1938. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNic Watts and Sakina Karimjee \u003c\/b\u003eare artists based in the UK.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43194899497037,"sku":"9781788737906","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/5252\/5389\/files\/2Lz9NUePRx9781788737906.webp?v=1782946442","url":"https:\/\/ishookcomics.com\/products\/toussaint-louverture-the-story-of-the-only-successful-slave-revolt-in-history-paperback","provider":"iShook Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}