January 1 - Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic, having the only successful slave revolt ever.

A black republic - and a black republic with a history, an art and a literature.

Does it dare to discriminate against blacks in a black republic?

Haiti is the world's oldest black republic and one of the oldest republics in the Western Hemisphere.

There was already one black republic in the western hemisphere, in Haiti.

Muhammad wanted to establish a black republic in the United States.

In effect, he wanted recognition of the black republic, and Adams was interested.

Zafira references the Haitian revolution of 1791, the only successful slave revolt, and the black republic established there in 1804.

The slaves overthrew their French masters and established the world's first black republic, which they named Haiti.

Instead, the French State opted to bleed the new black republic white.