Yacob wrote ‘all men are equal’ decades before Locke, the ‘Father of Liberalism’, put pen to paper
Yacob was saying “all men are equal” before Locke. Never heard of him till now, makes you think how much history leaves people out.
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The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) and the ideas of Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743–1803) paved the way for the state’s independence, new constitution, and the abolition of slavery in 1804.
Didn’t know the Haitian Revolution was such a clear example of Enlightenment ideas.
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