Meet Solitude, The Great Warrior Woman Of Guadeloupe Who Fought Against French Troops In 1802 While Pregnant
Solitude’s final words before being put to death for her part in the Guadeloupe slave uprising in 1802 were “Live free or die.” Her mother was an African woman who was allegedly raped while traveling on the slave ship, and her father was a French sailor. Solitude was born in slavery in the plantations of … Read more