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May 15th Decree Sparks Multiple Crises
- The May 15th decree unexpectedly forced a political crisis across Saint-Domingue by granting rights to some free people of color.
- That last-minute compromise in Paris catalyzed competing revolts among whites, coloreds, and slaves.
Mutiny Puts Small Whites In Control
- Small white planters in Port-au-Prince and newly arrived revolutionary troops mutinied and chased Governor Blanchelande from the capital.
- The mutiny left small whites effectively controlling the capital and set the colony on a path toward open revolt.
Marabole Meeting Elevates André Rigaud
- Forty free colored delegates met at the Morne-Rouge/Marabole assembly and refused to disperse after Blanchelande rejected their demands.
- André Rigaud, a mulatto goldsmith and staunch equality advocate, emerged as a central colored leader and Marabole's secretary.