Black History for Beginners: Toussaint L'Ouverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Louisiana Purchase: Toussaint L'Ouverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Louisiana Purchase in Bloomington, MN

Many think they know how the United States came to acquire the Louisiana Territory for less than $.03 an acre, but few actually do. It involves a slave nation, a rising Emperor, and a freed African slave named Toussaint L'Ouverture who had the arrogance to challenge Napoleon Bonaparte. Learn the true story behind the Louisiana Purchase and why Black History is also American History, too!