Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture? | Iconic Individuals

Born into slavery around 1743, Toussaint L’Ouverture was a Haitian general who became a leader and figurehead of an uprising of enslaved people that overcame French rule in St Domingue (now Haiti). Join us as we hear from writer Afua Hirsh and artists François Cauvin and Peter Brathwaite, who explore further the impact of Toussaint and contemporary re-imaginings of him.