Vincent Ogé was a mix-raced 'free man' who was wealthy and educated, a rarity at the time for someone from mixed ethnicity.
He made his money through plantation and was well traveled in Europe. On a trip to Paris, he saw the French revolution take place before his eyes.
However, he saw how the benefits of the revolution were only for the 'white people'.
With the help of the British he wanted to end slavery in Saint-Domingue. He was eventually executed by the French and he became a symbol of the slave struggle. His death caused huge riots for days.
