April 16, 2016
Categories: France, History, Justice, Slavery, Sovereignty, United States
Tags: colonialism, development, Duvalier, occupation, slavery
Before the Haitian independence of 1804, brutal slavery went on for 300 years. During slavery the only institutions and infrastructure in Haiti were in function of plantation commerce and colonials’ habitat.When comparing Haiti to the DR, one difference is the formation of social fabric. Spaniards systematically raped women and killed man in most of the Spanish …
Why Haiti fared so much worse than the rest of the Americas? and DR? Read More »
May 15, 2015
Categories: Slavery
Tags: imperialism, slavery
Haïti : Mentalité d’esclave et régime politico-économique Source: www.alterpresse.org Haïti : Mentalité d’esclave et régime politico-économique See on Scoop.it – Restavek
May 11, 2015
Categories: Slavery
Tags: slavery
For me, 12 Years a Slave offered too many modern parallels for the 175th birthday of Anti-Slavery International – of which I am a proud patron – to prompt anything other than renewed effort • 175 years of campaigning for freedom – in pictures A child domestic worker in Haiti. Anti-Slavery International was formed 175 …
Steve McQueen: Anti-Slavery’s 175th anniversary is nothing to celebrate Read More »