A weekly podcasting exploring great political revolutions. Now: The Russian Revolution Next: ???
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 17 hours 48 minutes
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episode 1: 4.01- Saint-Domingue
The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.
episode 2: 4.02- The Web of Tension
Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tension Sponsor link: http://casper.com/revolutions
episode 3: 4.03- Free and Equal
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free and equal in rights. In fact, it explicitly said so.
episode 4: 4.04- Three Revolts
First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.
episode 5: 4.05- The Citizens of April 4
With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792.
episode 6: 4.06- The Second Commission
The Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. This turned out to be harder than they thought.
episode 7: 4.07- The Citizens of June 20
Le Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed.
episode 8: 4.08- The Tricolor Commission
In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further.
episode 9: 4.09- What The Future Will Bring
From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.
episode 10: 4.10- The Third Commission
By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.
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