MSUB Library Lecture Series: America Turns 250 – Testing the Limits of Revolutionary Fervor: The US Response to the Haitian Revolution, 1791–1804

Step into the story of America’s fight for independence with this “America Turns 250” lecture series exploring the people, ideas, and events that shaped the nation. Explore the Haitian Revolution and its connection to the early United States. Learn how Haiti’s fight for freedom and independence influenced the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson – and challenged Americans to reckon with the meaning and limits of liberty, freedom, and nationhood.