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His story is in the book:
Black Millennium
©1996, 2024 by Mark Davis
"Black Millennium" is the historical fiction novel detailing the epic saga of Macandal, the revolutionary slave who was raised by ahidden tribe living deep in the Congo in the 1730's. Macandal could read, write and speak Arabic fluently. He was also a masterful artist, musician, sculpter and healer, understanding the medicinal uses for hundreds of plants. He was probably raised with a knowledge of Islamand also understood Christianity because the Congo had undergone conversion for hundreds of years. He was finally captured at the age of 12, around the year 1740, and taken by ship to the French colony of St. Domingue, now Haiti. He became a doctor and was masterfulat healing the rich French landowners and slaves. He became known for his wit and charisma, buoying fellow slaves with stories from history. In secret Macandal learned French and was able to speak the language so expertly that French aristocrats were outraged, thinking he had too much freedom, since education was strictly forbidden for slaves. Faced with torture and execution for falling in love with a beautiful houseslave, Macandal mysteriously escaped his bonds. Macandal fled to join the Maroons and organize a revolution to liberate the colony. Macandal was brilliant in his tactics to organize both Maroons and slaves. John Cain is the ruthless mercenary from London whose exploits brought him face to face with "The Black Messiah." The story is based on the facts of Macandal's life and history. The astounding conclusion is based on facts. Macandal prophecied that colonialism would end and all black slaves worldwide would become free. Read how it happened
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