From Toussaint L'Ouverture and Nelson Mandela to Barack Obama - The History of Black People
1783 Massachussetts abolished slavery. 1800-1804 Under the leadership of Francois Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haiti, a former French territory in the Caribbean, became the first black republic in the world. He had led a slave revolution against France. From 1697 to 1804 Haiti was an European colony. Toussaint was one of the most outstanding black leaders in the 19th century. In the 19th century, many new Latin American republics, ex European colonies, were inspired by the example of the Haitian revolution. 1808-1860 African slaves flocked to the United States. 1822 Many American black freedmen went to Africa, where they founded a new republic: Liberia, a Kentucky-sized land of mountains, tropical savannahs and lakes. This African country became the second black republic in the world. 1870-1871 Hiram R. Revels (182-1901) became the first black ever elected to the United States senate. 1896 The Empire of Ethiopia was established. 1904 Haiti celebrated its centenary. 1911 South Africa. Und...