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Revolutions: Haitian Revolution (Spanish)

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Black, white, and red sketch of several shirtless Haitian men raising guns with bayonets over their heads around 1 non-Haitian man wearing a red uniform and looking serious. Spanish caption. Pero hay más sorpresas en la isla.

The Haitian Revolution marked great milestones in the history of the West. It was the first successful revolution of independence in Latin America. It was also the first black republic established in a postcolonial era, and it was a revolution driven by black slaves of African origin.

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Runtime: 11 minutes 54 seconds

Black, white, and red sketch of several shirtless Haitian men raising guns with bayonets over their heads around 1 non-Haitian man wearing a red uniform and looking serious. Spanish caption. Pero hay más sorpresas en la isla.
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 1
11 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Mostly blue sketch of 4 fists raised in front of a man in a blue suit coat looking at his right arm as he raises it. Spanish caption. Pagan el abusivo impuesto.
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 2
12 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration using red colors of several men running with wooden spoons raised above their heads down a street lined with pueblo style buildings. Spanish caption. Pero la economía de guerra causa descontento popular.
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 3
12 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of 1 hand with a black suit coat sleeve engaging in a hand shake with a hand with a brown suit coat sleeve in front of a faint background that looks like the Mexican flag. Spanish caption. Para decidir el futuro de México.
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 4
11 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Computer graphic of a map of Europe, with the country of Russia in deep red, surrounding countries in light gray, and the ocean in black. The words "Imperio Ruso" are on screen. Spanish caption. Y el Imperio ruso está comprometido.
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 5
13 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black background with a few small red and gray stars and a black and white photo of Fidel Castro talking into a microphone. Spanish caption. Castro entra en Santiago de Cuba y forma un gobierno revolucionario.
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 6
14 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cartoon of a crowd of people yelling and raising their fists against a background with strips of yellow and shades of orange. Spanish caption. Frente el abuso imperialista y a la ineficiencia de los manchú.
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 7
14 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
2 images with a sketch on the right of Ayatollah Khomeini with a long white beard wearing a brown turban and tunic. Above and to the left, is the eye portion of the Khomeini sketch overlaid with 2 vertical black bars. Text on screen reads, "Profesión. Ayatolá, rango más alto del clero islámico."
Revolutions (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 8
14 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12