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Laurent Dubois is an American historian whose work examines the Atlantic world, slavery, colonialism, and the history of Haiti and the French Caribbean. His books include Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and A Colony of Citizens: Revolution and Slave Emancipation in the...

Pikliz is a Haitian spiced pickled cabbage slaw with Scotch bonnet peppers and vinegar, served as a fiery condiment alongside griot pork and other dishes and considered a cornerstone of Haitian cuisine.

Breath, Eyes, Memory is a 1994 novel by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that centers on the immigrant experience and the lasting impact of generational trauma. The narrative follows Sophie Caco, who relocates from her childhood home in rural Haiti to New York City to live with her estranged...

Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806) was a Haitian revolutionary leader who played a crucial role in the Haitian Revolution against French colonial rule. Originally enslaved, Dessalines rose through military ranks under Toussaint Louverture before assuming leadership of the revolutionary forces. He p...

François Mackandal was an escaped enslaved person who became a leader of the Maroons in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now known as Haiti. Born in West Africa, he utilized his knowledge of local plants to organize a widespread poisoning campaign against plantation owners and overseers during t...

Dutty Boukman was an enslaved man and early leader of the 1791 uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, the revolt that developed into the Haitian Revolution. Often described as Jamaican-born, he is associated with the Bois Caiman gathering, where participants reportedly made commitments to...

Cécile Fatiman was a Vodou priestess traditionally associated with the Bois Caiman ceremony held in Saint-Domingue shortly before the major slave uprising of August 1791. Haitian historical tradition describes her as participating in the ritual alongside Dutty Boukman, although surviving accounts di...

Sanité Bélair was a Haitian revolutionary officer who fought against French forces during the Haitian Revolution and the war that led to Haitian independence. She served in the revolutionary army during the struggle against the restoration of slavery and is remembered as one of the women who held mi...

Vincent Ogé was a free man of color in the French colony of Saint-Domingue who led an armed revolt in 1790. He demanded that colonial authorities enforce political rights recently extended to some free people of color, making the uprising part of the wider conflict over race, citizenship, and repres...

Henri Christophe was a leader of the Haitian Revolution who became president of the northern State of Haiti and later proclaimed himself King Henri I. He ruled the Kingdom of Haiti from 1811 until 1820, while the southern part of the country was governed separately. Christophe ordered major construc...