History of Haiti

Getachew’s “Universalism After the Postcolonial Turn: Interpreting the Haitian Revolution” through the lens of CLR James’ revolutionary history The Black Jacobins. Getachew’s essay presents a challenging historiography, studying the way that we write history to centralize Europe and the ideologies that spill forth from it. Primarily, she urges spectators of history to turn, in their analyzation of revolutions-- specifically, the Haitian revolution, -- away from the view of freedom as a function…

Dutty Boukman is undeniably one of the most important figures in Haitian history, but much like storied Haitian history, and the history of the Caribbean as a whole, most of the world knows nothing about him. He was a man of African descent that was born and enslaved in Jamaica. He was a self educated man by the Quran which many believe was the origin of his name, since men of the quran were called “men of the book” and Boukman is the french translation for “book man”. Despite his name, Boukman…

Haiti got struck by a devastating magnitude 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 14, 2010 around 4:53pm. Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince which is shown in Figure1, which is about 15 miles from the earthquakes epicenter suffered widespread devastation (history.com). After the earthquake there were 59 aftershocks that were reported to be part of the initial earthquake. The aftershocks were just as devastating as the earthquake itself, ranging anywhere from a 4.2 to 5.9 magnitude in strength.…

My policy recommendation is that the United States should not invade Haiti. Aside from it not being in the best interest of the United States, there are several other reasons on why we should not be invading Haiti. The crisis in Haiti isn’t something that directly affects the United States and in recent times we haven’t handled foreign affairs in the best way that we could have. For example, you have not made firm decisions regarding a variety of past crises such as North Korea’s nuclear program…

was the city at the very heart of the Spanish Empire in the New World. In 1967 Spanish ceded to France the present Republic of Haiti and the part that continued to be a Spanish colony turned into the Dominican Republic. Many times this part suffered a lot of identity changes, in 1801 France took it, in 1808 regained by the Spain and in 1822 it was annexed by Haiti. Haiti domination and rule was not a calm and good period for the Dominican…

Haiti resides in the Western Hemisphere on one-third of the island of Hispaniola between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Haiti was the first African country in the world to gain its independence in 1804. From the beginning, the right to education was a matter of discussion and the first constitution was published in 1805, stating that education will be free and compulsory at every level (J. 164). This small island is the fourteenth poorest country in the world and is the…

Over the 20th century both Cuba and Haiti have been affected by neocolonialism, colonialism, and imperialism, which have shaped the trajectories of these countries. The world has seen the power struggles these countries went through in order to become a sovereign nation. Various hierarchies of race, socio-economic status, and power played a role in each country’s development. There was an economic and governmental dependency on another country that affected both countries. However, each country…

In the introduction of R.R. Palmer’s The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800, he outlines the movements that changed the structures within Western Civilization, which he defines as being the United States, England, France, and several other European countries. Palmer not only fails to examine over half of the nations in the western world that he discusses, but in doing so he also implies that the uprisings in these countries do not fit into his…

Today we don’t see a genocide but deportation of not only Haitians but Dominican born Haitians as well. People in favor of the deportation of Haitians say that it is not fair that the Dominican Republic, being a poor country, has to constantly help Haiti and its people. While others see it as an ethnic cleansing similar to the genocide that Trujillo oversaw. Then and even now, the racial tension is intense and any small thing can trigger this tension leading to an outburst within the two…

The country of Haiti is located in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Its island neighbor is the Dominican Republic. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous. Many have described the appearance of the land as a wrinkled brown. In the past, Haiti was covered in beautiful forests and lush green foliage, but today it is mostly barren. Its beaches are spectacular, sporting white sands and crystal blue waters. The people of Haiti are just as vibrant, always loud and joyful. The…