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Haitian Pop Quiz: Where in Haiti is King Henri Christophe Burried?

Published May 20, 2018 10:22 AM Comments (0)

Do you know where Haitian king Henri Christophe is buried? Read this and find out.

How Haiti became the first country before Britain to abolish slavery after revolt

Published May 13, 2018 10:11 AM Comments (0)

Read this from Face2Face Africa... Long before the British abolished slave trade in 1833, the first slave trade came to an end due to political and other kinds of events, particularly the Haitian revolution in 1791.

Kanye West says slavery was a choice, responders slap HAITI in his face!

Published May 2, 2018 7:00 AM Comments (9)

American rapper Kanye West made a comment on TMZ about slavery that lit twitter on fire sending Kanye back to school to learn about the Haitian Revolution... Kanye west said slavery was a choice... Say What???

Haiti in the Movies - How 'Black Panther' Taps Into Years of Haitian History

Published February 19, 2018 11:25 AM Comments (1)

Want to know the Relationship between Marvel's Movie Black Panther, Toussaint Louverture and the History of Haiti? Read this from a text by Johns Hopkins historian Nathan Connolly...

Haiti is not in debt, Haiti is a creditor, it is France which owes Haiti money

Published November 13, 2017 8:15 AM Comments (2)

France has probably never forgiven Haiti for the tens of thousands of slaves who rose up in the armed uprising that led to history's first abolition of slavery resulting in the loss of revenue from its slave system and thousands of destroyed sugar and coffee plantations.