Courtesy of the Amistad Research Center. The subject of Lawrence’s art was born into slavery in 1743 but was legally freed and led the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution.

You can’t even have a conversation about Latin America unless you talk about the Haitian Revolution. Haiti has contributed so much to global history and culture,” he said.

“Reframing Haitian Art: Masterworks from the Arthur Albrecht Collection” Tampa Museum of Art Through May 19, 2024 Wilson Bigaud (Haitian, 1931 - 2010), Wedding Scene, 1973.

The Haitian revolution was a multifaceted conflict – but from 1791 its driving force was the great antislavery uprising spearheaded by the charismatic leader Toussaint Louverture.

Rinvil’s art documents historical events, including the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. “I remember July 7, 2023,” he said.

Haitian Revolution on film But there is one odd exception, 20th Century Fox's "Lydia Bailey" from 1952 about two white Americans falling in love in the middle of the Haitian Revolution.