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1 Storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houël1789 CE
2 The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a Party of ye 29th Regt, 1770-2Jonathan Mulliken1770 CE
3 A new plan of ye great town of Boston in New England in America, with the many additionall [sic] buildings, & new streets, to the year, 1769William Price; John Bonner1769 CE
4 A view of part of the town of Boston in New-England and Brittish[sic] ships of war landing their troops! 1768Paul Revere; Alfred Sewell1768 CE, 1870 CE
5 Boston Massacre, March 5th, 1770William L. Champney1856 CE
6 Crispus Attucks Monument (also known as Boston Massacre Monument)Robert Kraus; Henry Bonnard Bronze Company, Boston, Mass.1889 CE
7 Crispus Attucks Monument (also known as Boston Massacre Monument)Robert Kraus; Henry Bonnard Bronze Company, Boston, Mass.1889 CE
8 Crispus Attucks Monument (also known as Boston Massacre Monument)Robert Kraus; Henry Bonnard Bronze Company, Boston, Mass.1889 CE
9 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 41: Dessalines was crowned Emperor October 4, 1804, thus: Jean Jacques the First of Haiti. Dessalines, standing beside a broken chain, had the powers of dictator, as opposed to Toussaint's more liberal leadershipJacob Lawrence1938 CE
10 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 40: The Declaration of Independence was signed January 1, 1804 - Dessalines, Clevaux, and Henri Christoph. These three men made up a new constitution, writing it themselves. The Haitian flag shows in the sketchJacob Lawrence1938 CE
11 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 38: Napoleon's attempt to restore slavery in Haiti was unsuccessful. Dessalines, Chief of the Blacks, defeated LeClerc. Black men, women, and children took up arms to preserve their freedomJacob Lawrence1938 CE
12 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 35: Yellow fever broke out with great violence, thus having a great physical and moral effect on the French soldiers. The French sought a truce with L'OuvertureJacob Lawrence1938 CE
13 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 36: During the truce Toussaint is deceived and arrested by LeClerc. LeClerc felt that with Toussaint out of the way, the Blacks would surrenderJacob Lawrence1938 CE
14 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 39: The death of Toussaint L'Ouverture in the Prison of Le Joux, April, 1803. Imprisoned a year, Toussaint died of a broken heartJacob Lawrence1938 CE
15 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 37: Toussaint is taken to Paris and imprisoned in the dungeon of the Castle Joux - August 17, 1802Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
16 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 2: Mistreatment by the Spanish soldiers caused much trouble on the island and caused the death of Anacanca, a native queen, 1503. Columbus left soldiers in charge, who began making slaves of the people. The queen was one of the leaders of the insurrection which followedJacob Lawrence1938 CE
17 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 1: Columbus discovered Haiti on December 6, 1492. The discovery was on Columbus' first trip to the New World. He is shown planting the official Spanish flag, under which he sailed. The priest shows the influence of the Church upon peopleJacob Lawrence1938 CE
18 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 7: As a child, Toussaint heard the twang of the planter's whip and saw the blood stream from the bodies of slavesJacob Lawrence1938 CE
19 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 6: The birth of Toussaint L'Ouverture, May 20, 1743. Both of Toussaint's parents were slavesJacob Lawrence1938 CE
20 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 4: Spain and France agree to divide Haiti, 1691Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
21 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 5: Slave trade reaches its height in Haiti, 1730Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
22 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 3: Spain and France fought for Haiti constantlyJacob Lawrence1938 CE
23 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 8: In early manhood his seemingly good nature won for him the coachmanship for Bayou de Libertas, 1963. His job as coachman gave him time to think about how to fight slavery. During this period, he taught himself to read and to writeJacob Lawrence1938 CE
24 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 10: The cruelty of the planters towards the slaves drove the slaves to revolt, 1776. Those revolts, which kept cropping up from time to time, finally came to a head in the rebellionJacob Lawrence1938 CE
25 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 11: The society of the Friends of the Blacks was formed in England, 1778, the leading members being Price, Priestly, Sharp, Clarkson, and WilberforceJacob Lawrence1938 CE
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