332:; the colony which occupied the eastern half of the island. Aware of the numerous threats to Republican control in the colony, Polverel quickly realized he needed to gather even more support to preserve French rule in Saint-Domingue. In August 1793, Polverel and Sonthonax issued general emancipation for all Blacks born in France's colonies, including for their families. Polverel followed that proclamation with another in October, which stated that all blacks were to be French citizens and enjoy full and complete equality. Following emancipation, though, Polverel hoped to provide one more incentive for the blacks to fight for the French Republic. He therefore decreed that blacks were to be given exclusive rights over land in a year's time. He also passed other laws on post-slave labor, including a requirement that freed slaves continue to work on their plantations for one year following the decree. This measures eventually won over the Black population of Saint-Domingue to the Republican cause, where Polverel wasted no time in drafting them into the pro-Republican forces active on the island. The new recruits assisted Polverel and other Republican commanders in keeping the colony French for almost a decade.
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