The Official Early(pre-1950s) Haitian History Thread

[Bawon Samedi]

Sans Souci Castle, Haiti. 1813

 

[Bawon Samedi]

An old fort-

 

[Bawon Samedi]

This is called Fort-Liberté. It use to be a Spanish fort but was conquered by the Haitians during the revolution and was remained Fort-Liberté.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Us Haitians created A LOT of Forts during and after the revolution. Dessaline especially created a lot.

Fort Jacques and Fort Alexandre both build by Dessaline-

 

[loyola llothta]

Haiti's revolution inspired revolutionary abolitionist John Brown

there was Black the common nomenclature, even among Marxist scholars in the 50s and 60s, was the term Negro to identify and discuss slavery and its evils in the United States. Among the foremost scholars on the topic was the late, and much maligned, Dr. Herbert Aptheker who published several groundbreaking books about Black slave resistance and revolts in the United States. Here he discusses how the Haitian Revolution inspired white revolutionary abolitionist John Brown.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

looking to go to Haiti for the first time next Summer once I finish my masters

 

[loyola llothta]

The History of Haiti on The Rock Newman Show

On this episode of The Rock Newman Show we present "Part 1" of our 2 Hour Special on the History of Haiti. Our guests includes Tariq Nasheed, producer of the hit documentary film "1804: The Hidden History of Haiti" which has received worldwide acclaim and founder and President of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network, Ezili Danto. We'll discuss Haiti's triumph over slavery, the documentary "1804: The Hidden History of Haiti" and the historic relevance of the Haitian Revolution

Part 1



Part 2

 

[mson]

That soup is on deck. But I digress.

VC Ben Howoritz visited Haiti in June for a tech summit. Didn't even know one was taking place.

 

[loyola llothta]

That soup is on deck. But I digress.

VC Ben Howoritz visited Haiti in June for a tech summit. Didn't even know one was taking place.

Don't trust. They always up Toussaint

 

[loyola llothta]

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Yeah, but somehow France won't own up to or return the extortion it took from Haiti. Why my people are always being harassed and justice never given?

What does the agriculture look like in Haiti now? I know before it was known for coffee, sugar, rice, mango, banana, and coconut. In terms of exports and domestic farming. Does Haiti still have that agriculture now or has it all been wiped by globalization and Bill Clinton?

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Don't trust. They always up Toussaint

They’ll never up Dessalines

 

[mson]

Don't trust. They always up Toussaint

You mean don't trust Ben?

 

[LeVraiPapi]

LOOKING to buy some monument heads (bust) for my new Haitian/AA library. Anybody knows where I can get them?

 

[intruder]

Turns out Fidel Castro and Raoul Castro's god-fathers was Haitian
THis according to his autobiography