Both Uses of
The French Revolution
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- In the fifties we were near enough the echoes of the French Revolution to believe pretty thoroughly in universal suffrage.†
Chpt 9The French Revolution = violent revolution that replaced the French Monarchy with a republic (1789-1799)
- B'lieve I did heah somethin' about his givin' talks on the French Revolution, equality, and such like.†
Chpt 13 *
Definition:
violent revolution that replaced the French Monarchy with a republic (which in turn was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte) (1789-1799)