What does it look like when a single night in the woods changes the entire course of human history? When a prayer becomes a revolution? For Dutty Boukman, it looked like fire — and it spread across an entire island.

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The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) overthrew French colonial rule. It was deeply intertwined with #Vodou rituals & leadership. The famous revolutionary #DuttyBoukman is said to have held a Vodou ceremony that inspired the revolt. Some Marxists view this not as “mysticism” but … (cont.)