Haitian revolution

• 1790: Opium king bankrolls hospitals, museums

• 1800: Failed uprising inspired by revolutions overseas

• 1804: Haitian victory fuels hope among enslaved in U.S.

• 1811: Largest rebellion crushed but inspires others

• 1822: Thirty-six hanged after revolt plan foiled

• 1827: Freedom's Journal: The voice of Black abolitionism

• 1833: Emiliano Mundrucu challenges racism in court

• 1847: Liberia: Colony becomes independent nation

• 1850: Martin Delany: Abolitionist leader, champions Black self-reliance

• 1862 Congress frees all enslaved people in Washington, D.C.