History of Haiti

In the book Hegel, Haiti, and Universal History, Susan Buck-Morss wrote the following remark about the paradoxical thoughts on slaves at the time: By the Eighteenth century, slavery had become the root metaphor of Western political philosophy, connoting everything that was evil about power relations. Freedom its conceptual antithesis, was considered by the Enlightenment thinkers as the highest and universal political value. Yet this political metaphor began to take root at precisely the time…

slaves of the plantations against the oncoming Spanish forces, who were seeking to capitalize on the French’s confusion as their slaves revolted. After 1801, the French retreated their forces and recognized St. Domingue as a new nation referred to as Haiti. Later Toussaint L’Ouverture successfully lead forces to capture the Spanish colony St. Domingo and renamed it the Dominican…

Revolutions have, in history, proven themselves to be an effective sacrifice against many unjust societal and governmental practices, the final attempt of the oppressed to change things for the better. The America, Latin America, French, and Haitian revolutions were no exception. Although all four revolutions were fought differently, and for their own unique, individual reasons, they all are excellent examples of uprisings in history that challenged traditional ways and succeeded. The American…

Latin American colonies during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were a hotbed of resentment and discontent among the lower castes of society. Indigenous and slave populations were brutalized and exploited in order to fill the coffers of aristocratic elites and foreign monarchies. Somewhere in the middle, a growing population of mixed-race ethnic groups found themselves ostracized and struggling to find their niche in life. News of foreign events and new philosophies and ideologies…

It’s considered one of the most beautiful islands in the world with its white sand beaches, vast mountains, amazing waterfalls and impressive lakes. It’s located in both the Northern and Western Hemispheres. Dominican Republic shares the island with Haiti and the entire island is known as the Hispaniola. The Hispaniola earned its name when Christopher Columbus went on his first voyage in 1492. It’s known to be the 2nd biggest country in the Caribbean with a current population of 10,686,480…

Throughout history, people from the colonials have always shown a characteristic of greed and being inferior to other nations of a race. Since the Columbus Voyage in 1492 colonials sought out more land in the Americas and also in the Caribbean. When acquiring a land, you can get natural resources that can be useful to that nation’s economy such as gold silver, plants, animals and a wide variety of items in the Columbian exchange. When they acquired such land they spoke to African leaders and…

government, and kicking out of the country, every and any Frenchmen or Roman Catholic archetype in the land. This event is known to be the only occasion that ever transpired in victory for any type of slaves in recorded history. It has been traditionally known among the people of Haiti that it was by invoking the fighting spirit and asking for his spiritual guidance.The security in their practice and belief of vodou may have lead them out of oppression; nevertheless many give the religion a…

Harry’s Game: a novel by Gerald Seymour Introduction Crucial to understanding the differences between the northern and southern United States on the brink of the Civil War is the institution of slavery. From the earliest moments of southern history, slavery had become a normal part of southern society, and southern politicians were always on the defense of what they considered habitual. However, this defense did not start off in an aggressive fashion. It was not until the conflict…

Transitioning into modern culture, Voodoo is still seen by the dominant American culture and Europe as sinful and threatening. It was perceived as fraudulent, but during the late twentieth century, concerns over fraudulence began to subside and Voodoo was received as more of a social tourist commodity and possible jackpot for commercial profiteering. During the beginning of the 21st century, there has been a new recognition of Voodoo as an accredited religion; one place that fits the bill is New…

Essay #1 “Eyewitness Accounts of the Haitian Revolution One of the key contributors to the expansion of the French Empire is the Haitian colony of the Caribbean. After the invasion of Haiti by the French in the mid-16th century, permanent settlements were then developed including enclave trading colonization when the French Indies Corporation was founded in the 1660s. With international trade underway slave labor was needed to cultivate the plantations within the colonies. The black slaves bore…