Diplomacy in black and white : John Adams, Toussaint Louverture, and their Atlantic world alliance / Ronald Angelo Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Ronald Angelo, 1970-

Series:

Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Race identity--Atlantic Ocean Region.

Black people.

United States--Foreign relations--Haiti.

United States.

Haiti--Foreign relations--United States.

Haiti.

Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804--Influence.

Atlantic Ocean Region--Race relations--History--19th century.

Atlantic Ocean Region.

Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Adams, John.

Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.

Toussaint Louverture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"From 1798 to 1801, during the Haitian Revolution, President John Adams and Toussaint Louverture forged diplomatic relations that empowered white Americans to embrace freedom and independence for people of color in Saint-Domingue. The United States supported the Dominguan revolutionaries with economic assistance and arms and munitions; the conflict was also the U.S. Navy's first military action on behalf of a foreign ally. This cross-cultural cooperation was of immense and strategic importance as it helped to bring forth a new nation: Haiti. Diplomacy in Black and White is the first book on the Adams-Louverture alliance. Historian and former diplomat Ronald Angelo Johnson details the aspirations of the Americans and Dominguans--two revolutionary peoples--and how they played significant roles in a hostile Atlantic world. Remarkably, leaders of both governments established multiracial relationships amid environments dominated by slavery and racial hierarchy. And though U.S.-Dominguan diplomacy did not end slavery in the United States, it altered Atlantic world discussions of slavery and race well into the twentieth century. Diplomacy in Black and White reflects the capacity of leaders from disparate backgrounds to negotiate political and societal constraints to make lives better for the groups they represent. Adams and Louverture brought their peoples to the threshold of a lasting transracial relationship. And their shared history reveals the impact of decisions made by powerful people at pivotal moments. But in the end, a permanent alliance failed to emerge, and instead, the two republics born of revolution took divergent paths"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One Saint-Dominguan Revolution: "We Can and Must Do Something There"

Two U.S. Involvement: "Even South Carolinians Voted for It"

Three Edward Stevens: "Our Minister to Toussaint"

Four Dominguan-American Diplomacy: "So Natural"

Five Allied Command: "Willing to Serve General Toussaint"

Six The United States and Hispaniola: "On a Permanent and Advantageous Footing"

Seven After Adams and Louverture: "Great Changes Likely to Take Place"

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780820347691

0820347698

9780820346328

0820346322

OCLC:

863040273