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The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France

By Jeremy D. Popkin
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By Jeremy D. Popkin
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A new history of slavery and the French Revolution

The First Emancipation is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, and Napoleon. Acclaimed historian Jeremy D. Popkin brings this often-forgotten story to life, highlighting the arguments put forward by French abolitionists and their opponents and the profound repercussions o...