“Haiti’s History” Conference

“Haiti’s History” Conference Haiti’s History: Foundations for the Future April 22-23, 2010 Duke University This two-day event will bring together leading scholars from Haiti and the United States to explore Haiti’s past and to work together towards guaranteeing a future for that past through projects aimed at supporting libraries, archives, and universities in Haiti in [...]

From slavery to Sarkozy in Haiti

                                     From slavery to Sarkozy in Haiti Editor’s note: Peniel E. Joseph, a Haitian-American, teaches history at Tufts University. His latest book is “Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama.” Patrick Sylvain is a Haitian language and culture instructor at Brown University and a language coach at Harvard. His latest bilingual poetry [...]