Toussaint L'Overture Cane
Toussaint L'Overture Cane
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- Description
- This cane belonged to Toussaint L’Ouverture, a military and political leader in the Haitian Revolution. The revolution began as a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 and ended with emancipation and the founding of the free nation of Haiti in 1804. Nearly half a million enslaved people gained freedom. These events terrified U.S. slaveholders and other whites while they heartened African Americans. The United States did not recognize the independence of Haiti from France until 1862. A U.S. Department of State official acquired this cane there later in the 19th century.
- Object Name
- Cane
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- brown (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall width at handle: 35 in x 4 1/4 in; 88.9 cm x 10.795 cm
- ID Number
- PL.011095
- accession number
- 49134
- catalog number
- 011095
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Iona Baker
Tue, 2022-04-05 09:09