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fter the French Revolution in 1789, the leadership in France waffled over the issue of slavery.  At first the "Rights of Man" was only applied to Frenchmen, free blacks, and mulattoes.  Under pressure from the plantation owners these rights were rescinded in 1791, leading to the slave revolt in Haiti.  One of Toussaint's first acts after the start of the rebellion was to help his former master escape to safety.