Boukman dutty biography of william hill
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Bois Caïman is a historically significant site near Cap-Haïtien in northern Haiti, renowned as the birthplace of the Haitian Revolution. On August 14, 1791, this secluded woodland area was the setting for a pivotal vodou ceremony that ignited the uprising against the brutal French colonial rule. The ceremony, led by houngan (priest) Dutty Boukman and mambo (priestess) Cécile Fatiman, brought together enslaved Africans who vowed to overthrow their oppressors and fight for their freedom. This event marked the beginning of a revolutionary struggle that would ultimately lead to the establishment of Haiti as the first free Black republic and the abolition of slavery.
Bois Caïman holds profound symbolic importance as the catalyst for the Haitian Revolution. The ceremony was not merely a religious gathering but a powerful act of resistance, solidarity, and defiance against the dehumanizing conditions imposed by the colonial regime. The vows made that night, under the spiritual guidance of
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Dutty Boukman
18th-century African slave and priest; leader in the Haitian Revolution
Dutty Boukman | |
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| Born | c. 1767 Senegambia[1] |
| Died | 7 November 1791 |
| Other names | Boukman Dutty |
| Known for | Catalyst to the Haitian Revolution |
Dutty Boukman (or Boukman Dutty; died 7 November 1791) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born to a Muslim family in Senegambia (present-day Senegal and Gambia), he was enslaved to Jamaica.[1] He eventually ended up in Haiti, where he became a leader of the Maroons and a vodouhoungan (priest).[2]
According to some contemporary accounts, Boukman, alongside Cécile Fatiman, a Vodou mambo, presided over the religious ceremony at Bois Caïman, in August 1791, that served as the catalyst to the 1791 slave revolt which is usually considered the beginning of the Haitian Revolution.
Boukman was a key leader of the slave revolt in the Le Cap‑Français region in the north of the colony. He was kille
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Religion & Culture | Boukman's prayer that triggered the Haitian Revolution
Dutty Boukman was a maroon, revolutionary, and the spiritual leader who led his followers in prayer just before they launched the only successful slave revolt in history. The site was Bois Caiman, Haiti. The date: August 13-14, 1791.
His famous prayer reads:
"The god who created the earth; who created the sun that gives us light. The god who holds up the ocean; who makes the thunder roar. Our god who has ears to hear. You who are hidden in the clouds, who watch us from where you are. You see all that the white has made us suffer. The white man's god asks him to commit crimes. But the god within us wants to do good. Our god, who is so good, so just, He orders us to revenge our wrongs. It's He who will direct our arms and bring us the victory. It's He who will assist us. We all should throw away the image of the white men's god who is so pitiless. Listen to the voice for liberty that speaks