The Haitian Revolution stands as the only successful slave revolution in the Western Hemisphere. Yet, it is one of the least studied moments in history and is virtually omitted from all U.S. classrooms. Led by Toussaint L’Ouverture, Henri Christophe, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian Revolution made Haiti the first and only independent country founded by former slaves. What is astounding is that these enslaved Africans were able to withstand the French, the Spanish, and the British to win