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

To honor that spirit, let's examine 12 facets of this story that shine with resilience, beauty, and a profound impact that still resonates today.

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of ...

The Haitian Revolution saw two competing tendencies: a revolutionary, decentralized "hydra" and a centralized, vacillating "dragon". With additional footnotes on Black Jacobins.

Vodou even played a major role in the Haitian Revolution, as the West African lwa or spirit-force Ogou Feray is credited with motivating slaves in Saint-Domingue to seek their freedom.

On this date we remember Haiti’s founder General Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who was killed after becoming the first world leader in the Americas to permanently abolish slavery.

Melky Jean is pouring legacy into every bottle of Saint Sauveur 1972, her brand-new Haitian-American premium rum line.

Author Writes Children’s Book About the Haitian Revolution Frantz Derenoncourt, Jr.’s book, 'Haiti: The First Black Republic', is inspired by the true events of the Haitian Revolution.

In recent years I have been in thoughtful contemplation regarding the significance of the 19th-century Haitian Revolution as a leading light in black liberation struggles in the African Diaspo ...

Moments in the 1763 uprising Twenty-eight years before the Haitian revolution, Kofi’s men and women planned, organised and attacked Dutch planter and colonial interests in Berbice.

The French president paid tribute to Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution, but said nothing about the lingering effects of France’s slaving past.