Answer to Question #235751 in History for lala

Question

Look at “Source A” a portrait of the Haitian Revolutionary leader, and former slave, Toussaint Louverture painted by John Kay in 1805. Describe, with reference to at least two visual clues in the portrait, how the artist has represented the future ambitions of the black revolutionaries. What does the source tell us (or not tell us) about the historical context and period?

Answer 1

The portrait of Toussaint Louverture has seeral visual clues that relates to the ambitions of Africans. The portrait shows the leader in a crown, a clear indication that back people will also rise a nd lead despite the captivity that they encounter just like Toussaint. Tpussaint rose up to the rose up to the rank of a general at the French army despite the fact that he was born ensalved, hence giving blacks hope that their ambitions of freedom and leadership in theworld will one time become real.