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1792-12-04

Sonthonax published a proclamation declaring that only two classes existed, the free and the enslaved, and that slavery was necessary to the colonies…

Haitian

Sonthonax published a proclamation declaring that only two classes existed, the free and the enslaved, and that slavery was necessary to the colonies; Ardouin blames him for it.

Source  ·  p. 35 to 37 Beaubrun Ardouin, Études sur l'histoire d'Haïti, suivies de la vie du général J.-M. Borgella (t. II) (1853), p. 35 to 37