Why haven't we been told about the existence of prayer in the Haitian Revolution?
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 1 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
Translated from French — AI-assisted and reviewed by the editorial team. The French version is authoritative. Read the original · About our translation policy
"Why haven't we been told about the existence of prayer in the Haitian Revolution?", asks Pastor Gregory Toussaint during a service broadcast on social media.
Questioning the Bois Caïman ceremony, the religious leader highlights the figure of Toussaint Louverture, whom he describes as a man of prayer from a young age, and presents him as the true precursor to Haiti's independence.
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