Every Black person should know his name. Every Latin American should know his legacy.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines did not just liberate Haiti. He helped change the course of history, shattering colonial rule and establishing the world’s first independent Black republic.
On October 17, 1806, he was assassinated.
220 years later, his name deserves to echo far beyond Haiti’s borders.
Remember Dessalines. 🇭🇹✊🏿