MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History May 28, 1802: 400 rebellious enslaved people, led by Louis Delgrès, blew themselves up in In Guadeloupe, rather than submit to Napoleon's troops. Delgres had fought as an officer for Revolutionary France against Great Britain. The Jacobins had freed the slaves, but Napoleon threatened to reimpose slavery throughout the empire. During his resistance, the French army drove Delgrès and his followers into a fort. When they realized there was no escape, they committed suicide by igniting the gunpowder stores, attempting to kill as many French troops as possible in the process. Much later, the French built a memorial for him opposite that of Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian revolution. However, the true location of both men’s remains are a mystery.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abolition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/haiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiti</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toussaintlouverture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toussaintlouverture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LouisDelgr%C3%A8s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LouisDelgrès</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/guadeloupe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guadeloupe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rebellion</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/jacobin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jacobin</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackMastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastadon</span></a></p>