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The African Diaspora In The 19th Century

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“The African Diaspora refers to the communities throughout the world that are descended from the historic movement of peoples from Africa, predominantly to the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, among other areas worldwide”[African Union]. The term ‘Diaspora’ historically applies to the successors of the West and Central Africans who were enslaved and shipped to the Americas in the Atlantic slave trade, with the largest population being Brazil, followed by the USA and others. Much of the African Diaspora was distributed throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade. In the 8th century, Arabs took African slaves from the central and eastern portions of the continent sold them into markets in the Middle East and eastern Asia and at the beginning of the 15th century, Europeans captured/purchased African slaves from West Africa and brought them to Europe in much greater numbers to the Americas …show more content…

“A total of 1,840,000 slaves arrived at other British colonies, chiefly the West Indies in the Caribbean. Beginning in the late 18th century, harsh conditions, constant inter-imperial warfare, and growing human rights goals resulted in the Haitian Revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, led by Toussaint L 'Ouverture and Jean Jacques Dessalines” [USI]. In 1804, the Haitians became the second set of individuals in the Americas to win independence from a European state and create a republic for themselves. Continuous waves of rebellion, such as the Baptist War led by Sam Sharpe in Jamaica, created the conditions for the incremental abolition of slavery in the region and the migration of individuals. Cuba (under the Spanish Crown) was the last island to emancipate its

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Saint Domingue was one of the richest colonies of the Americas during the late eighteenth century. Its extravagance resulted from their large production of highly demanded coffee, cotton, and sugar, which heavily depended on strict slave regime. Slaves, many whom were African born, made up the vast majority of the population and suffered poor working and living conditions. The anger of slaves caused the Haitian Revolution, which would lead to Haiti freeing itself from its oppressor and becoming an independent republic in the Caribbean. The Haitian Revolution created a profound effect not only the former French colony, but also acted as a leader for reformation around the world.

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In 1804, Haiti became the first black independent country. Toussaint-Louverture who was a former slave, who took control of the rebels. Toussaint knew information about the military and he found two generals from other slaves, Dessalines and Henri, and that was how he was able to start the guerrilla war against the colonial population, and they were able to defeat the France and get peace. Also, in 1801 Toussaint became governor of the colony and was able to get slaves free from Spanish Portion Island. In 1802, Toussaint agreed to cease-fire against Napoleon after several months of fighting.

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Additionally, Haitian slaves, free people of color, and French planted continued to pour into Louisiana following the Haitian Revolution. Exposure to revolutionary ideas were undoubtedly a major contributing factor in the Revolt of 1811, which consisted of slaves from St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and Orleans parishes revolting against the brutal work on sugarcane plantations. This revolt led to the introduction of new slave codes, similar to the French Code Noir, to restrict the rights of enslaved

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