Thylefors, "The event of the Bois Caïman ceremony forms an important part of Haitian national identity as it relates to the very genesis of Haiti." According to the Encyclopedia of African Religion, "Blood from the animal was given in a drink to the attendees to seal their fates in loyalty to the cause of liberation of Saint-Domingue." A week later, 1800 plantations had been destroyed and 1000 slaveholders killed. Boukman was not the first to attempt a slave uprising in Saint-Domingue, as he was preceded by others, such as Padrejean in 1676, and François Mackandal in 1757. However, his large size, warrior-like appearance, and fearsome temper made him an effective leader and helped spark the Haitian Revolution. Legacy and references in popular culture The band Boukman Eksperyans was named after him. A fictionalized version of Boukman appears as the title character in American writer Guy Endore's novel Babouk, an anti-capitalist parable about the Haitian Revolution. Haitians honored Boukman by admitting him into the pantheon of loa (guiding spirits). The Boukman ("Bouckmann") uprising is retold in the Lance Horner book The Black Sun. "The Bookman" is one of several devil masquerade characters still performed in Trinidad Carnival. Haitian community activist Sanba Boukman, assassinated on 9 March 2012, took his name from Boukman. In the 2014 film Top Five, the main character, André Allen (played by Chris Rock), is in the midst of a promotional tour for a Boukman biopic called Uprize. In the Edwidge Danticat short story A Wall of Fire Rising, the character of Little Guy is cast as Boukman in his school play. See also Bois Caïman Haitian Revolution References https://sites.duke.edu/blackatlantic/sample-page/storytelling-and-representation-of-bois-caiman/genealogy-of-bois-caiman-textual-sources/early-accounts-of-bois-caiman/ Further reading For an insightful article on the function of religion in the Haitian Revolution, see External links The Louverture Project: Boukman Haitian Bicentennial Committee 1790s deaths Colony of Jamaica people People of Saint-Domingue Haitian people of Jamaican descent Haitian rebel slaves Haitian Vodou practitioners Haitian independence activists Haitian Muslims Jamaican slaves Year of birth unknown Gambian revolutionaries Senegalese imams Senegalese religious leaders 18th-century rebels