Haiti, which declared its independence on Jan. 1, 1804, and defeated Napoleon’s army soon after, didn’t have the money to pay ...

The story begins with the Haitian Revolution. France instituted slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue on the western third ...

French president Emmanuel Macron announced a joint commission to examine reparations for Haiti, but some want action.

The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent closed with calls for reparations for Haiti on the ...

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

After two centuries, a contrite tone from President Emmanuel Macron, though no talk of reparations for French actions that ...

His statement blamed a revanchist monarchy for dashing those hopes, appearing to exempt Napoleon – who previously tried, and failed, to crush the Haitian Revolution and reimpose slavery – from ...

The presentation broke down the Haitian Revolution and explored its relevance to the United States and the world in general. ...

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 ...

Research for Bayard's "Triumph to Tragedy" five-book saga traces back to a Haitian ancestor from 1689 and explores Haiti from 1771 to 1845. Before gaining its independence, Haiti was known as ...