Infotainment Aug 21, 2008
1791 Slaves rise, beginning the Haitian Revolution. 1808 British forces defeat French at Vimiero, Portugal. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Chavez government to finance Glover film May 20, 2007
The other is "Toussaint," which, according to the statement, is about the life of Haitian revolution leader Toussaint Louverture. Glover is among a number of high-profile US supporters of Chavez. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Celebrity Watch May 20, 2007
The other is "Toussaint," which the statement said Glover plans to direct documenting the life of Haitian revolution leader Toussaint Louverture. Government officials and Glover's representatives were not immediately available for comment. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Chavez government to finance Danny Glover film May 19, 2007
They include "The General in His Labyrinth,'' which deals with the life of South American liberator Simon Bolivar. It is based on a novel by Colombian Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez and will be directed by Venezuela-born director Alberto Arvelo. The other is "Toussaint,'' which the statement said Glover plans to direct documenting the life of Haitian revolution leader Toussaint Louverture. Government officials and Glover's representatives were not immediately available for... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Danny Glover's globalization Apr 6, 2007
His next project is a film he's producing about the Haitian revolution against French slavery. . (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Actor, activist Danny Glover coming to WIU Mar 28, 2007
His latest film projects include "Dreamgirls" and the action epic "Toussaint," about the Haitian Revolution. Glover's impressive and diverse body of work has earned him numerous awards, including several NAACP Image Awards, an ACE Award and Emmy nominations. (Macomb Journal, IL)
The truth in chains Mar 15, 2007
Giving more prominence to the history of slavery and the slave trade is a case of locating transatlantic slavery, Phillips argues, in the context of the French revolution, the American War of Independence, the Haitian revolution, Tom Paine's Rights of Man, Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman and so on. Questions regarding the nature of humanity, who was really entitled to liberty, fraternity and equality - the political, legal and constitutional issues raised by slavery and... (Guardian Unlimited)
The elusive Louverture Feb 26, 2007
The third, the Haitian Revolution, established the second independent postcolonial nation in the Western Hemisphere in 1804 -- and the first in the Americas to be governed by people of African descent ... As Bell, the author of a trilogy of novels about the Haitian Revolution, ably demonstrates, the society of Saint Domingue in the late 18th century was extraordinarily complex, ethnically, socially, and politically ... Still, as the first English-language biography of Toussaint in decades,... (Boston Globe)
Celebrating Haiti's strides, addressing its ills Jan 1, 2007
"Sometimes the world is not aware of the positive facts about the Haitian revolution and its impact to free people throughout the world," Leveque said. And then there is the soup. (Newsday -- Politics)
