The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all ... Dessalines proclaimed himself ruler of the new nation, which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...

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 ...

By creatively linking two stories - the story of the Haitian Revolution and that of the rise of Cuban slave society - that are usually told separately, Ada Ferrer sheds fresh light on both of these ...

David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus and Director Emeritus of Yale's Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition 'The Old Regime and the Haitian ...

Fabienne Josaphat, author of Kingdom of No Tomorrow, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Black Panther movement, and its significance inside the U.S., and to Haitian people.

The massacre in Port-au-Prince comes two months after more than 70 people were killed in the town of Pont-Sondé, where gangs ...

leaving indelible traces of their legacy in Haitian culture In 1791, a slave revolution started in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the oppressed ...

Rooted in Haitian history, religion, and revolutionary legacy, the works of Atis Rezistans reflect resilience, creativity, and critical engagement with global issues. Their multidisciplinary ...