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The Saint Domingue Insurrection for Freedom by Vincent Ogé
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Vincent Ojay led an insurrection in Haiti in 1790-1791, not to abolish slavery, but to end discrimination and demand equal rights to colored people. Though it did not end up being a successful insurrection, as leader Vincent and his peers were hung, their fight sparked a longer revolution for Haitian independence.

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