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Haitian Victory Garden, Breeanna Mahone, Shaena Wooten Jan 2019

Haitian Victory Garden, Breeanna Mahone, Shaena Wooten

History from Below: Memorialization Projects

The memorial will be a place of remembrance for all the enslaved Africans that lost their lives and those who were freed during the Haitian Revolution. It will serve as a sign of liberty to all Haitians.


Cormier Beach: The Lasting Effects Of The Haitian Revolution, Brande George, Arika Carter, Alisa Ashford Jan 2019

Cormier Beach: The Lasting Effects Of The Haitian Revolution, Brande George, Arika Carter, Alisa Ashford

History from Below: Memorialization Projects

As a group, we decided to focus on the history of slavery in the Caribbean, where most Africans were taken during the trans Atlantic trade. Slavery in the Caribbean was among the most brutal, with lifespans as short as two years and enslaved Africans forced to labor up to 18 hours a day against the tropical climate. The Haitian Revolution was a radical insurrection of enslaved Africans that was successful in overthrowing French colonial rule. It is the spirit of this victory that we wanted to memorialize. In our memorial, we have taken a cannon from Citadelle Laferrière, which was …