1843-Jul-02
1843-Jul-02: The black generals Guerrier, Lazare, and Gardel wrote a secret letter to the French foreign minister Guizot requesting a protectorate.
1843-Jul-02: The black generals Guerrier, Lazare, and Gardel wrote a secret letter to the French foreign minister Guizot requesting a protectorate. They argued that the dominance of a small mulatto clique was more harmful to their race than French protection would be.
Source · p. 275
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 275