Toussaint L’Ouverture was a former slave who rose to become the leader of the only successful slave revolt in modern history known as the Haitian Revolution.
Notable References:
McNally, D. (2018, January 18) Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743-1803). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/loverture-toussaint-1743-1803/