By May, having learned of the Convention's actions, Louverture switched allegiances to the French and turned the tide of the war. Thus, the most successful slave revolt in human history won freedom and citizenship for every slave in the French Caribbean. But emancipation didn't end the story, because the French were still at war with the Spanish and the English in San Domingo. Luckily for France, Louverture was an excellent general, and luckily for the people of the island, Louverture was also an able politician, and between 1794 and 1802, he successfully steered the colony toward independence. So although slavery was abolished, this didn't end the plantation system, because both Louverture and his compatriot André Rigaud believed that sugar was vital to the economic health of the island. Now at least people were paid for their labor and their kids couldn't be sold. Now you can compare it to Foxconn.