In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted their French masters and founded a nation

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Treatment of slaves was so bad in Haiti that King Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir in 1685 which limited offenses to only simple…<p>- Beatings<p>- Brandings<p>- Cutting of ears<p>- Cutting of hamstrings<p>- Not selling you away from your children and wife (if you were permitted to be married)<p>- Death sentences (addition)<p>Source: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;revolution.chnm.org&#x2F;d&#x2F;335&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;revolution.chnm.org&#x2F;d&#x2F;335&#x2F;</a><p>“When slaves left the plantations or disobeyed their masters, they were subject to whipping or to more extreme torture such as castration or burning, the punishment being both a personal lesson and a warning for other slaves. King Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir in 1685 in an attempt to regulate such violence and the treatment of slaves in general in the colony, but masters openly and consistently broke the code. During the 18th century, local legislation reversed parts of it.”

Very sad tale, the huge and totally unjust &#x27;reparations&#x27; = an ongoing shameful &#x27;bribe&#x27; the French imposed to make the now free Haitians pay an ongoing egregious tax. Like most slavers, they feared education = prevented lest in help them get out of their economic trap. So Haiti fell prey to generation of dictators with guns whose only wish was to extract $$ from the populace. The part of the island occupied by Spain eventually threw off the Spanish and had a troubled history with similar dictators, but eventually established a rep democracy and has done very well with over 5% GDP growth. They both have certainly had a rough deal with their colonial history. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dominican_Republic" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dominican_Republic</a> One hopes education in Haiti will be prioritised and they are now going to do better going forward!!

Dan Carlin talks about this in his latest podcast: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dancarlin.com&#x2F;product&#x2F;hardcore-history-68-blitz-human-resources&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dancarlin.com&#x2F;product&#x2F;hardcore-history-68-blitz-...</a>

As I read this, and the comments, I&#x27;m struck by how the legacy of slavery has left what feels like incurable trauma on everyone involved. It feels like generational trauma that will take generations to resolve. White and black, everyone has suffered immensely. There is more focus on the suffering of the slaves, as it should be, and white people involved also suffered emotionally and with other terrible consequences. It&#x27;s a pity this discussion feels like people finding a side and trying to out-trauma the other side, instead of just recognizing how awful this was for everyone. And what that means for the future.

And thanks to that now they are a developed, safe country.

And committed a genocide in the process, but it was a truely horrific regime they overthrew and they have been in the &quot;debt for uprising&quot; doghouse ever since. Debt of a country should be generational. If its not paid off within a generation (30 years) it withers

Lots of comments decrying the post-war massacres of French on the island.<p>Say you lead an impoverished country with no international patrons. You&#x27;ve just ejected slaving colonists from the island, but they do not recognize your independence.<p>What do you wake up each morning worrying about? Re-invasion. A local French population lobbying France to return and restore their property rights is not a minor inconvenience.<p>War is cruel, especially colonial war.

Title should be 1791.