Happy Book Birthday to The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut! 🎉 As a bibliotherapist who reads with clients, one of my personal reading goals is to slow down, read deeply, and truly immerse myself in the histories behind the stories I engage with on my own time. I’m especially looking forward to taking my time with this powerful new release. Henry Christophe’s life, from enslaved beginnings to revolutionary hero and self-declared king, provides a powerful lens into the Haitian Revolution—one of the most profound liberation movements in global history. Marlene L. Daut brings unparalleled expertise to this history, peeling back myths to reveal a man both noble and flawed. Daut has said (in a 2021 interview with NPR), “To a large extent, the Haitian Revolution is the first Black Lives Matter movement.” The revolutionaries not only rejected the racial hierarchies that justified slavery but redefined the very concept of universal human rights. Their insistence on specificity in declaring all people free continues to hold critical relevance today. I’m grateful for books like this that illuminate the past as a guide for the present. Will you be adding this to your TBR? Let me know in the comments! ⬇️ • • •
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