Explore 12 inspiring facets of the Haitian Revolution's positive impact, resilience, and beauty for Haitian Heritage Month.

The story begins with the Haitian Revolution. France instituted slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue on the western third of the island of Hispaniola – today’s Haiti – in the 17th century. In the ...

May is Haitian Heritage Month and the New Orleans community is invited to take part in several events throughout the city.

Flag Day commemorates Haiti’s 1804 victory in its war of independence from France. Led by Toussaint L’Ouverture, the Haitian ...

In this authoritative, elegant biography, Daut draws a complex, contradictory portrait of Henry Christophe, also known as King Henry.

New Orleans celebrates Haitian Heritage Month with inaugural Haitian Food Crawl, highlighting Haiti’s culinary influence.

coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the original agreement that forced Haiti to pay France 150 million francs in reparations to former slaveholders following the Haitian Revolution.

Haitian Immigrants in New Orleans: Building a Cultural Legacy Following their participation in the Revolution, many Haitians fled their homeland due to political instability and the harsh ...

Born in 1767 in the British colony of Grenada, Christophe emerged from an enslaved childhood to become a freedom fighter in the Haitian Revolution. He was eventually crowned Haiti’s first and only ...

The story begins with the Haitian Revolution. France instituted slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue on the western third of the island of Hispaniola – today’s Haiti – in the 17th century.