Haitian History

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...

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Dreams of a place like Wakanda began sometime around 1512 in the Caribbean mountains and forested hills above the mines and fields of Spain's colony, Santo Domingo. Then and there, Africans in the Americas first broke away from slavery to form their own societies with indigenous island people....

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Check out this video--powerful insights! If you really want to understand what's happening in Haiti right now and the role of the U.S., this is a must-watch.

Listen to the explanations of Professor D. Jemima Pierre who gives the full History of Haiti's current struggle.

https://youtu.be/wBYLkoED5i4?si=fnwPcJyNmu0aqe7P

Things are not always what the seem when it comes to Haiti and its many battles.

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Haiti's history is marked by a series of challenges that have often left its population in a vulnerable position. There is one principle reason why Haiti has always found itself in this predicament. Some people will not admit it but we all know it is true.

From its early days as the first black republic following a successful slave revolution, Haiti faced ostracism and isolation from international powers due to fear of the revolutionary ideas it represented.

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Here is something interesting... Usually, in a war, the victor demands reparations or indemnities or tribute from the loser nation. But we all know that's not what happened to Haiti after she won his war of independence!

In the case of Haiti, France, the loser nation, demanded money from Haiti, the victor in the war, for its loss of property during the revolution, the property being Haitian slaves, i.e., the people who won the revolution. And also for the plantations.

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Is Haiti still being punished for winning its independence? Some experts thinks so... Read this...

Barrymore Bogues, professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University says:

"The problem was not politics or commerce. The central issue was the not to have the specter of blacks ruling themselves. The fragile example of ex-slaves ruling themselves, the Western powers had to make sure it failed."

You should read this article: "Haiti's history: Western powers would not let experiment of ex-slave rule succeed"

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

Henry Christophe was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution who eventually crowned himself King of Haiti after he declared the northern state of Haiti a kingdom.

On October 8, 1820, King Henry committed suicide by shooting himself with a silver bullet rather than risk a coup and assassination.

King Henry Christophe was buried within the Citadelle Laferriere.

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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.

Men and women sold into slavery revolted against the system to obtain their freedom and eventual independence for the country now known as Haiti.

Read the full article on face2faceafrica.com

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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???

Kanye west said: "When you hear about slavery for 400 years," he said. "For 400 years? That sounds like a choice. You was there for 400 years and it's all of y'all. It's like we're mentally in prison...

Here are some of the tweets that sends Kanye west back to school to learn about the Haitian Revolution... Oh wait! They didn't teach that in school in the United States... They don't even talk about it during Black History month! Go figure...

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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.

Haiti paid very dearly: in 1825, the country was forced to pay France 150 million gold francs (i.e. France's annual budget at the time) intended to "compensate" the former slave master colonists for loss of "ownership" in exchange for recognition of its existence as a nation-state.

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When you're attacked by the 'Haiti Freedom Virus', there is no holding you back... It's 'Liberte Ou La Mort'
article by: Woodring Saint Preux

When I was going to school in haiti, I used to study 'Histoire D'Haiti" by heart only to spill what I learned on the desk of my teacher the following day.

In other words, I never studied to comprehend or to remeber.

Nowadays, I am realising how beautiful the history of Haiti realy is.

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