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How did the free mixed-race population of Haiti react to the start of
the French Revolution?

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The French Revolution had a great impact on the colony. St. Domingue's white minority split into Royalist and Revolutionary factions, while the mixed-race population campaigned for civil rights. Sensing an opportunity, the slaves of northern St.
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