I have mixed feelings about the Haitian Revolution because in one part you have the group of slaves who could not tolerate the inequality and on the other, you have slaves that refrained from acting out in revolt. What position or stance would I have taken if I had been in that situation? Does one sit back and let faith in their God do all the work or do you stand up and take matters in your hands? In Haiti, the slaves stood up for what they believed or pretty much died trying. The repercussions, I assume were negative for owners and slaves of colonies in America and/or abroad. Each had to protect themselves with weapons and be prepared to protect for what they believed in. We learn so much from history but overall, slavery was everywhere and not just in Africa, Haiti or Islam. It was everywhere and until now, it appears that one could have lived without slavery.
The feminist movement was also interesting in the respect that some women left their families to pursue, similar to the Haitian slaves, what they strongly believed in. The women were finally able to work in the Modern Era post Industrial Revolution which offered many new technologies and opportunities. Women felt the need to vote and until 1920 this strong belief system was made real for women in the Americas.
If we fast forward time to the present, one can only imagine what precedence these movements had and the influence they have made up until this day.
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