Grace and Tolerance in History is Dr. Roy’s eighth lecture for the Museum of the Future’s Lessons from the Past (2025). This collaboration between the Museum of the Future and Dr. Roy aims to explore 10 topics ranging from the life of the father of modern medicine to examples of great leadership to the birth of the Most Serene Republic of Venice.
Discover what true leadership under impossible circumstances looks like — from mercy amid revolution to the making of the world’s first Black republic.
🌍 Learn more: https://museumofthefuture.ae
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Dr. Roy Casagranda examines the extraordinary life and leadership of Toussaint Louverture during the Haitian Revolution — a story of vision, mercy, and betrayal. From the arrival of Columbus and the genocide of the Taino to the rise of Louverture and the fall of Napoleon’s colonial ambitions, this lecture reveals how Haiti became the first free Black republic in the modern world. Exploring themes of power, forgiveness, race, and empire, Dr. Casagranda exposes the moral and political lessons that still define the struggle for justice and freedom today.
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00:00:00 Great Leadership Under Terrible Circumstances
00:03:13 Columbus Arrives and the Destruction of the Taino
00:07:21 Slavery Transforms the Island Economy
00:09:49 The Racial and Social Hierarchy of Saint-Domingue
00:18:29 The French Revolution Sparks Global Change
00:23:15 Early Mixed-Race Rebellions and Rising Tensions
00:24:47 The Rise of Toussaint Louverture
00:27:55 Acts of Mercy in a Time of Vengeance
00:33:01 Switching Sides: Toussaint Joins the French
00:36:30 The British Invasion and Toussaint’s Strategy
00:40:55 Building a New Post-Slavery Economy
00:43:46 Radical Politics and the French Reaction
00:47:15 Napoleon’s Ambition and Return to Empire
00:51:00 Civil War and Toussaint’s Consolidation of Power
00:53:35 The 1801 Constitution and Toussaint’s Rule
00:57:00 Napoleon’s Invasion and the Great Betrayal
01:05:26 The Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot
01:16:08 Haiti’s Independence and Toussaint’s Legacy
#ToussaintLouverture #HaitianRevolution #WorldHistory #Leadership
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This dude is very misinformed about ancient slavery. Very. The propaganda continues
“Great leadership like the the UAE”
Doc did the greatest Zionist in the region MBZ force you to throw that line in?
I think this subject is way above a country such as UAE, especially while their government is directly involved in the atrocities in Sudan.
thank you for the lecture. A major reason why Haiti is in its current economic state is due to the 150 million francs for official recognition of its independence from France. There was no way Haiti could recover from that debt.
I wish He had tell the real story like He should, but anyway I applaud Him because He tried.