Monthly Archives: March 2013

Jamaica and the Saint-Domingue Slave Revolt, 1791-1793

By The Public Archive | Published: March 17, 2013

When the slaves and free coloureds of Saint Domingue rebelled in the autumn of 17791, Jamaican society faced the greatest challenge of its history. The dramatic spectacle of violent self­liberation was acted out almost before the eyes of its blacks and mulattoes, while the ruling white elite experienced a dilemma that seemed to oppose its […]

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez visits Haiti, December 3, 2007

By The Public Archive | Published: March 5, 2013

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013). *video via @dominique_e_ + @djaspora

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