Roots of Liberty - And here we come full circle. After fighting France for their freedom, then uniting against international ...

Liberation - Two commissioners sent from France arrive in Saint Domingue. Their goal is not abolition. Their goal is only to ...

A: Early in the 19th century, the Haitian Revolution gets talked about and written about by Afro North American commentators as well as by others, as the signal event of the entire history of the ...

Haitians and Black Americans engage in historically-rooted New Year's traditions that honor past struggles and manifest hope for the future.

It became the largest and most successful slave revolt in history, leading to the abolition of slavery in the colony in 1793 ... The United States are necessarily much interested in St. Domingo." The ...

Q: What was the impact of the Haitian Revolution on Americans, black and white? How did Americans percieve Toussaint? What did Jefferson think about Haiti? A: All of the American newspapers ...

Speaking recently to RFI, Haitian author, playwright and former politician Gary Victor said that the international community is making the same mistakes in 2024 as it has done in the past.

Haiti, although located over 9,000 km away from Greece, was the first country to recognize Greek independence from the ...

For many others, it follows a long history of tradition ... Vodou even played a major role in the Haitian Revolution, as the West African lwa or spirit-force Ogou Feray is credited with motivating ...

Before coming to Bates, I held a predoctoral fellowship at the Carter G. Woodson Institute of African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia, and taught classes on the Haitian ...