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The experience reflects the reparations the first Black republic in the West was forced to pay to France after the Haitian Revolution in exchange for independence, which burdened subsequent generations with incomprehensible amounts of debt.
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Osayi Endolyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The plantation was the site of the 1811 German Coast uprising, in which hundreds of enslaved people, inspired in part by the Haitian Revolution, took up arms and planned to seize New Orleans as a free territory.
—Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2024
The partnership is one of few for team Haiti according to Gerald Fong, a member of the Haitian Olympic Committee.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 8 Aug. 2024
The use of Vodou in clandestine boat voyages is common and often credited for Haitians’ safe and undetected arrival at their destination.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2024
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Osayi Endolyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The plantation was the site of the 1811 German Coast uprising, in which hundreds of enslaved people, inspired in part by the Haitian Revolution, took up arms and planned to seize New Orleans as a free territory.
—Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2024
The partnership is one of few for team Haiti according to Gerald Fong, a member of the Haitian Olympic Committee.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 8 Aug. 2024
The use of Vodou in clandestine boat voyages is common and often credited for Haitians’ safe and undetected arrival at their destination.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2024
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“Haitian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Haitian. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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