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During the Haitian Revolution, which group of people embraced the revolution as a call for full abolition and rights of citizenship denied in the United States?
During the Haitian Revolution, which group of people embraced the revolution as a call for full abolition and rights of citizenship denied in the United States?
- White Americans
- Free people of color (correct)
- Refugees
- Enslaved Black Americans
Who wrote an Appeal in 1829 that called for resistance to slavery and racism, and referred to Haiti as the 'glory of the blacks and terror of the tyrants'?
Who wrote an Appeal in 1829 that called for resistance to slavery and racism, and referred to Haiti as the 'glory of the blacks and terror of the tyrants'?
- John Russwurm
- Haytiens
- David Walker (correct)
- Colored American
According to the Colored American, what did the history of Haiti demonstrate about colored men?
According to the Colored American, what did the history of Haiti demonstrate about colored men?
- They were prone to committing crimes
- They were capable of achieving as much as white people (correct)
- They were incapable of achieving as much as white people
- They were not respected as citizens and foreigners
How did white leaders respond to the Black activism inspired by Haiti's revolution?
How did white leaders respond to the Black activism inspired by Haiti's revolution?
What did the 'Bobalition' broadsides published in Boston in the 1810s do?
What did the 'Bobalition' broadsides published in Boston in the 1810s do?
What did the widespread distribution of materials like the 'Bobalition' broadsides lead to?
What did the widespread distribution of materials like the 'Bobalition' broadsides lead to?