Black Spartacus

Toussaint Louverture is known as the Father of Haiti. A former slave, and former slave owner, he studied both revolutionary European Enlightenment ideals and African theories of war, such as guerrilla warfare. By uniting the people of Saint-Domingue, he forged the path towards Haitian independence. Guest: Sudhir Hazareesingh, author of "Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture," and Lecturer in Politics at Bolliol College, Oxford University