history that leaves today. there were lots of tears when i was walking through the site. i ve never it was such a surreal experience. and it was such a sinking feeling in my heart, just walking around and seeing some of our buildings did collapse. seeing the trees and the debris all over the site. reporter: banner rode the storm out in the plantation s main house, built in 1791. it was built by the art artis artisanship, the craftsman, the skill of the enslaved africans and their descendants. reporter: 230 years of history survived the storm. taking measure of all that s lost is part of recovering from a storm like hurricane ida. the landscape changes in ways big and small. life is never quite the same. ed lavendera, cnn, laplace, louisiana. coming up, booster shot
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of slaves to the colony to work its plantations. they were literally worked to death. these slaves had an average life expectancy of just 21 years. in 1791, the slaves, who outnumbered white men on the colony 16-1 revolted. for 12 years led by the former slave-turned-rebel leader, they fought against the french settlers, eventually defeating napoleon s army. on january 1st, 1804, the rebels founded the world s first free black republic. far before the rest of the world, haiti s founders took the lessons of the french revolution, the universal rights of man across the atlantic to their logical conclusion. the country established freedom for black people, not just white men. because this was a radical idea at the time, western countries, including the united states, shunned haiti. world leaders traded minimally with it.
expectancy of just 21 years. in 1791 the slaves who outnumbered white men on the colony 16-1 revolted. for 12 years led by the former slave turned rebel leader toussaint luvature, they fought against the french settlers, eventually defeating napoleon s army. on january 1st, 1804 the rebels founded the world s first free black republic. far before the rest of the world, haiti s founders took the lessons of the french revolution, the articulation of the universal rights of man, across the atlantic to their logical conclusion. the country established freedom for black people, not just white men. because this was a radical idea at the time, western countries including the united states shunned haiti. world leaders traded minimally with it. they didn t want to contribute to the wealth of a nation born of a slave rebellion. france even demanded a massive sum in reparations, in part to