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Toussaint L'Overture Cane

Object Details

Description
This cane belonged to Toussaint L’Ouverture, a military and political leader in the Haitian Revolution. The revolution began as a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 and ended with emancipation and the founding of the free nation of Haiti in 1804. Nearly half a million enslaved people gained freedom. These events terrified U.S. slaveholders and other whites while they heartened African Americans. The United States did not recognize the independence of Haiti from France until 1862. A U.S. Department of State official acquired this cane there later in the 19th century.
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Exhibition
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Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
PL.011095
accession number
49134
catalog number
011095
Object Name
Cane
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
brown (overall color)
Measurements
overall width at handle: 35 in x 4 1/4 in; 88.9 cm x 10.795 cm
Record ID
nmah_1146417
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-cbf6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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