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HOW WESTERN NATIONS WORKED TO DESTABILIZE HAITI AND CAUSED THE POLITICAL INSTABILITY SURMOUNTING THE COUNTRY IN 2024
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last updated 3/26/2024
since the 1400's, Haiti has been seen as a threat to the western world.
In 1804, Haiti became the second most powerful country in the Western Hemisphere, just 28 years after the establishment of America.
The US refused to recognize Haiti’s Independence until 1862.
Spain, France, and the United States all served as major blockades to the Haitian people, with the former two imposing brutal colonial rule prior to 1804, and the latter issuing sanctions over the next couple hundred years including in the 2000's.
It is important to understand the ways in which Haiti has been deliberately harmed.
Below are resources including our video series on Haiti to learn about the history on western intervention in Haiti.
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U.N. SANCTIONS IN HAITI: A CONTRADICTION UNDER ARTICLES 41 AND 55 OF THE U.N. CHARTER BY THE FORDHAM INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
A HISTORY OF UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARDS HAITI BY BROWN UNIVERSITY CENTER OF DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP
WHEN FRANCE EXTORTED HAITI – THE GREATEST HEIST IN HISTORY BY THE NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPARATIONS
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TIME TO DEAL WITH HAITI BY INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES
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THE HISTORY THAT CREATED HAITI BY THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER HAITI'S HISTORY BY PBS FRONTLINE WORLD
DON’T FORGET NAT TURNER ON VETERANS DAY BY THE WASHINGTON INFORMER OPINION COLUMN
HUNTING DOWN RUNAWAY SLAVES: THE CRUEL ADS OF ANDREW JACKSON AND ‘THE MASTER CLASS’ BY THE WASHINGTON POST
HAITI: A SLAVE REVOLUTION BY PAT CHIN, GREG DUNKEL AND KIM IVES
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HUNDREDS OF YEARS AFTER HAITI PAID TO BE FREE FROM SLAVERY THE COSTS ARE STILL BEING FELT BY PBS
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more materials to be added on 3/27/24