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Speaking of violence:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1804_Haitian_massacre

There aren't many instances in history where people are actually systematically exterminated on the grounds of their race, so Haiti is of historical significance.

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It is indeed quite unusual for a chattel slave uprising to actually succeed. It's more the norm for them to be crushed and for their oppressors to continue to brutalize them with no consequences for decades and centuries to come.

Nobody bats an eye at the reprisals that follow when the slavers win.

In the case of Haiti, the country was isolated internationally for decades as a result of the revolt. The US refused to recognize Haiti for nearly 60 years, ironically despite the fact that the US was itself founded on a revolt on grounds that were less serious. This naturally stunted Haiti's development economically.

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