Haitian History

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• SOURCE: Africa is a Country
  11/15/2022
  

  The Specter of Foreign Forces in Haiti

  by Ambroise Jean-Léon (trans. by Awori Othieno)

  The situation in Haiti now echoes a long history of coercion by foreign governments who have leveraged the threat of invasion to steer domestic politics. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  6/29/2022
  

  Haitian Americans Reclaim the Traditions of Vodou from Centuries of Misperception

  Maligned in the aftermath of the Haitian revolution, Vodou has since been blamed for the alleged barbarism of Haitian people and the poverty of the nation. A new generation of practitioners wants to recover the tradition and clear its name. 

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• SOURCE: The Racket
  5/24/2022
  

  What's New and Not in the NYT Haiti Blockbuster

  by Jonathan M. Katz

  What can be taken away from the battle erupting between journalists and historians over the Times's blockbuster news event on Haiti's post-independence forced ransom? 

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• SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
  10/10/2021
  

  The West's Centuries-Old Debt to Haiti

  by Howard W. French

  "Although Americans’ centuries-long debt to the Haitian people is untaught in our schools and unacknowledged in our public discourse, the indomitable spirit of the Haitian people created the United States we know today."

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  9/24/2021
  

  The Latest Episode in the History of American Mistreatment of Haitian Migrants

  by Edwidge Danticat

  Novelist Edwidge Danticat explains the lengthy history of mistreatment of Haitian migrants by American authorities. 

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• SOURCE: AyiboPost
  7/28/2021
  

  The Bloody, Ongoing Fight of Haitians to Maintain Independence

  by Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall

  Since an American military occupation begain in 1915, Haitians have struggled to maintain independence under the military and then economic domination of the United States. 

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• SOURCE: Foreign Policy Research Institute
  7/27/2021
  

  Haiti, Cuba, and the History of U.S. Involvement in the Caribbean (Virtual Event July 29)

  Michael J. Bustamante and Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall are featured in a discussion of American intervention in the Caribbean and its relationship to current turmoil in Haiti and Cuba. July 29, 2:00 PM. 

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• 7/25/2021
  

  Explaining the Different Post-Colonial Trajectories of Ireland and Haiti

  by Alan J. Singer

  "The divergent paths of Haiti and Ireland are rooted in the history of 19th century European colonialism, European and American racism, and the very different alternatives offered to the people of the former colonies for the last two hundred plus years."

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• SOURCE: Wolfson History Prize
  6/10/2021
  

  "Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture" by Sudhir Hazareesingh wins Wolfson Prize

  Sudhir Hazareesingh has won the Wolfson Prize for 2021 for "Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture."