In the Spirit of Sankofa and Real Truth!
Thank you Sister Blaklioness,
I will revisit the show. On Toussaint and Dessalines, I found this letter, which may shed some more light on the relationship, if the source is legitimate. Excuse my lack of clarity concerning Monsanto, I meant shooting attempted 3 pointers and missing.
LIBERTY. EQUALITY.
The Governor-General [Toussaint Louverture] to General Dessalines, Commander-in-chief of the army of the West.
HEADQUARTERS GONAÏVES, Feb. 8, 1802.
There is no reason for despair, Citizen-General, if you can succeed in removing from the [French] troops that have landed the resources offered to them by Port Republican [Port-au-Prince]. Endeavor, by all the means of force and address, to set that place on fire; it is constructed entirely of wood; you have only to send into it some faithful emissaries. Are there none under your orders devoted enough for this service? Ah! my dear General, what a misfortune that there was a traitor in that city, and that your orders and mine were not put into execution.
Watch the moment when the garrison shall be weak in consequence of expeditions into the plains, and then try to surprise and carry that city, falling on it in the rear.
Do not forget, while waiting for the rainy season which will rid us of our foes, that we have no other resource than destruction and flames. Bear in mind that the soil bathed with our sweat must not furnish our enemies with the smallest aliment. Tear up the roads with shot; throw corpses and horses into all the fountains; burn and annihilate everything, in order that those who have come to reduce us to slavery may have before their eyes the image of that hell which they deserve.
Salutation and Friendship,
(Signed) TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE
http://thelouvertureproject.org/ind..._Louverture_letter_to_Jean-Jacques_Dessalines
Ok..I hate misquoting and/or misrepresenting someone, so, at some point, please do go back and relisten to the interview. It's worth it. As soon as the seond interview surfaces, I'll be sure to post it. She gave information about the Haitian Revolution and the misperception of L'ouverture as the "Father" of the Revolution; she pointed more to Dessalines and indicated that L'ouverture never seemed to get past the view of Haiti as a Black-ruled colony. In other words, France and any other involved colonial powers (nonblacks) would still ultimately reign but with 'black' faces at the controls; so, you know what that means.
Also, you know that Montsanto is the company she referenced in regards to the hybrid seeds right? I'd actually heard about Montsanto prior to the interview; it seems they have quite a controversial history as an agricultural empire. People really do need to investigate these issues, as there are great implications for our health and our freedom of choice.
Thank you Sister Blaklioness,
I will revisit the show. On Toussaint and Dessalines, I found this letter, which may shed some more light on the relationship, if the source is legitimate. Excuse my lack of clarity concerning Monsanto, I meant shooting attempted 3 pointers and missing.
LIBERTY. EQUALITY.
The Governor-General [Toussaint Louverture] to General Dessalines, Commander-in-chief of the army of the West.
HEADQUARTERS GONAÏVES, Feb. 8, 1802.
There is no reason for despair, Citizen-General, if you can succeed in removing from the [French] troops that have landed the resources offered to them by Port Republican [Port-au-Prince]. Endeavor, by all the means of force and address, to set that place on fire; it is constructed entirely of wood; you have only to send into it some faithful emissaries. Are there none under your orders devoted enough for this service? Ah! my dear General, what a misfortune that there was a traitor in that city, and that your orders and mine were not put into execution.
Watch the moment when the garrison shall be weak in consequence of expeditions into the plains, and then try to surprise and carry that city, falling on it in the rear.
Do not forget, while waiting for the rainy season which will rid us of our foes, that we have no other resource than destruction and flames. Bear in mind that the soil bathed with our sweat must not furnish our enemies with the smallest aliment. Tear up the roads with shot; throw corpses and horses into all the fountains; burn and annihilate everything, in order that those who have come to reduce us to slavery may have before their eyes the image of that hell which they deserve.
Salutation and Friendship,
(Signed) TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE
http://thelouvertureproject.org/ind..._Louverture_letter_to_Jean-Jacques_Dessalines