Charles B. Cory, The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo (Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1885).
Monthly Archives: April 2018
12 Nineteenth Century Biographies of Toussaint L’Ouverture
DuBroca, The life of Toussaint Louverture : chief of the French rebels in St. Domingo. To which are added, interesting notes respecting several persons who have acted distinguished parts in St. Domingo (London: H.D. Symonds, 1802). DuBroca, La vie de Toussaint-Louverture, chef des noirs insurgés de Saint-Domingue; : contenant son origine, les particularités les plus […]
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On Shithole Countries and Racial Capitalism: The City Bank in Haiti
Donald Trump’s recent description of Haiti, El Salvador, and Africa as “shithole countries [sic]” offered an ugly example of how US foreign policy is often shaped by the dictates of racial capitalism – by an economic system suffused with racial ideology and racist thinking. The comment recalls an earlier episode of racial capitalism in Haiti which is […]