Toussaint L’Overture Boulevard (Brooklyn)
Present name:Nostrand Avenue
Location:Between Glenwood Road and Flatbush Avenue
Honoree: François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803) was a Haitian general, now known as “the Precursor.” Born of slave parents near Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue (now Cap-Haïtien, Haiti), Toussaint was self-educated. He acted as physician to the insurgent army and became a leader of the Haitian slave revolt, a 1791 black slave uprising against the French colonial regime. After France abolished slavery in the territory in 1794, Toussaint supported the French rulers of the country against British invaders and was made a general in 1795. In 1801 he succeeded, after many struggles, in liberating Saint-Domingue from French control and became president for life of a new republic. In 1802 Napoleon sent troops under the command of his brother-in-law, General Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc, to subdue the Haitians. Toussaint was defeated, captured, and accused of conspiracy. He was taken to France, where he was imprisoned at Fort-de-Joux, and died the next year. He is honored today as one of the founders and heroes of Haiti. (Williams and Cumbo)
LL:2018/139

Toussaint Louverture Boulevard (Brooklyn)
Present name:Nostrand Avenue
Location:Between Glenwood Road and Eastern Parkway
Honoree: Toussaint Louverture (c. 1743-1803) was a leader of the 1791 Haitian slave revolt against the French colonial regime. After France abolished slavery in 1794, Toussaint supported the French against British invaders and was made a general in 1795. In 1801 he succeeded in liberating Saint-Domingue from French control and became president of a new republic. In 1802 Napoleon sent troops to subdue the Haitians. Toussaint was imprisoned in France, where he died. He is honored today as a founder and hero of Haiti.
LL:2004/63