OIA Film Series
Thursday, July 26
12:00 noon
ACB 230
Please join the Office of International Affairs
for a screening of the PBS film
Égalité for All: Toussaint Louverture
and the Haitian Revolution
It was the only successful slave insurrection in history. It grasped the full meaning of the
French revolutionary ideas and used them to create the world’s first black republic. It elevated a former slave, Toussaint Louverture, to such international fame that admirers
ranked him on par with George Washington. It was the Haitian Revolution, a movement of
admirable aspirations and appalling destruction. Vaguely remembered today, the Haitian
Revolution of 1791-1804 traumatized planters in the American South and inspired U.S.
slaves. Égalité for All explores this time in history through music, ritual, recreations, and
insightful writers and historians.
To see a complete list of the movies OIA has available, please visit our website at
www.ttuhsc.edu/cima/library.aspx.
Free snacks will be provided!
Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch.
Persons needing assistance are
requested to call 806-743-2900 or
e-mail CIMA@ttuhsc.edu