“The Haitian revolution was the most successful and symbolic revolution in the 1700’s and 1800’s century. Haitian Revolution began in 1791 and ended in 1804. This Revolution was the largest slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. Where slaves initiated the rebellion in 1791 and by 1803 they had succeeded in ending slavery and French control over the colony.” (Sutherland, 2007-2015) In this research paper, we will be touching on the brief history of Haiti. The role Toussaint L’Ouverture played, also the causes and effects about the Haitian Revolution. We will also be explaining the three sociologist theories surrounded the Haitian Revolution, the final struggle, the aftermath, and the wider implications in the Haitian Revolution. Haiti …show more content…
When they struck for freedom. They struck for the freedom of every Black man in the world.” (Doley, 2013, p. 7) The Haitian Revolution was a successful slave revolution in human history. The slaves’ struggle produced heroic leaders, especially Toussaint L’Ouverture. He and his revolutionary army of self-emancipated slaves defeated the three great empires of the eighteenth century Spain, England, and France and finally won independence after a decade of struggle in 1804. At the time, France was led by an absolutist government, which spoke to the primitive respectability additionally encouraged the rising industrialists. The lesser nobles, crushed by the concentrating elements of the absolutist state, searched for new wellsprings of riches and got to be grown in the settlement. The government gave French vendors syndication on exchange, the scandalous exclusive. The vendors utilized the exchange and ensuing benefits to build up the port urban areas, the heart of early French free enterprise, similar to Nantes, Bordeaux and Marseilles that would create a considerable lot of the early pioneers of the French …show more content…
Gradual change is necessary and desirable and typically stems from such things as population growth, technological advances, and interaction with other societies that brings new ways of thinking and acting. However, sudden social change is undesirable because it disrupts this equilibrium. To prevent this from happening, other parts of society must make appropriate adjustments if one part of society sees too sudden a change Conflict theory Because the status quo is characterized by social inequality and other problems, sudden social change in the form of protest or revolution is both desirable and necessary to reduce or eliminate social inequality and to address other social ills. Means of Production, Social Stratification, Class And Labor Force. Symbolic Interactions’ perspective The first black nation to fight for freedom in the Western Hemisphere. The black workers were called out to be the strongest and bravest persons. The blacks can withstand the harsh temperature, climate and work force. The blacks were considered to be great