The Mysterious Louverture Disappearance

By: Alexandre Benoit Château de Joux
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  • What happened to Haiti's first, first family? An unprecedented collaboration between Harvard College and the Château de Joux investigates the 1802 disappearance of the Louverture's in a five-part series spanning from the island of Saint Domingue to the mountains of northern France. New archival evidence is unearthed as Alexandre Benoit interviews leading Haitian historians in a plot that involves hundreds of troops, Napoleon, black sites, betrayals, and one big mystery. --- Un partenariat entre le Fort de Joux et Harvard College (USA) qui enquête sur la disparition de la famille Louverture.
    Alexandre Benoit, Château de Joux
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  • Part I: Meet the Louverture Island

    Part I: Meet the Louverture Island
    May 15 2024

    It's early 1802, and the formerly enslaved peoples of Saint Domingue (Haiti) are revolting against the largest French military expedition of the time. The Louverture's are the preeminent family leading the revolution—and, unbeknownst to them, the target of a plot to make them forcibly disappear.

    Alexandre Benoit talks to a Harvard undergraduate historian about the state of play in Haiti and outlines upcoming episodes in this unprecedented five-part historical investigation into what happened to Toussaint Louverture and his family.

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    Please direct any and all questions to alexbenoit@college.harvard.edu. In collaboration with Harvard College and in partial fulfillment of Dr. Mallory Hope's course on early modern Europe. Music by Sheridan Tongue, editing by Alexandre Benoit.

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    12 mins

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