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Haiti Part 2

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We continue our exploration of Haiti’s history into the 19th and 20th centuries. Kate Ramsey of the University of Miami tells us about the diplomatic isolation Haiti faced after independence. She also describes the U.S. occupation of Haiti between 1915 and 1934. Chantalle Verna of Florida International University tells us about the period after the U.S. occupation, sometimes called “Haiti’s Second Independence.” And finally,  sociologist Alex Dupuy of Wesleyan University tells us about Haiti under the Duvaliers.Download MP3

Some of the names mentioned in HWGH#37:

Jean-Jacques Dessalines (pictured)

Henri Christophe

Alexandre Petion

Jean-Pierre Boyer

James Weldon Johnson

Dumarsais Estime

Stenio Vincent

Maurice Dartigue

Francois Duvalier “Papa Doc”

Jean-Claude Duvalier “Baby Doc”

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