The Official Early(pre-1950s) Haitian History Thread

[Remy Danton]

forgot i was subscribe to this

 

[Mr.Big Meat McGee]

Anacaona - Taino Queen of Haiti ( Ayiti )

Born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola ( now today Léogâne, Haiti )

 

[Mr.Big Meat McGee]

The Arawak ( Taino ) Dance. A tribute to the original inhabitants of Haiti ( Ayiti / Hayti )

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Pretty good video.

 

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[loyola llothta]

Vintage Haiti : Haiti c.1950

 

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti c.1930

 

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Haitian Soldiers, Haiti c.1910

 

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti c.1920

 

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Carnival, Haiti c.1928 (at Port Au Prince- Haiti)

 

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Empire of Haiti:
Seal, insignia, sword and crown of Emperor Faustin I. Haiti c.1850

 

[loyola llothta]

Anacaona - Taino Queen of Haiti ( Ayiti )

Born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola ( now today Léogâne, Haiti )

fuk Pocahontas Ana was too real

 

[loyola llothta]

Haiti Not Joining The African Union

The last few month, Haitians have been prepping for the officially announcement that Haiti would become part of Africa, the first non-African country to join the AU bloc. Culturally, a lot of people feel like the two are already joined.

“Haiti always calls itself … a little piece of Africa in the Caribbean, so I think it’s only fitting that now they made it official,” said Garry Pierre-Pierre, publisher of the Brooklyn-based Haitian Times.

“We share so much of the African culture from religious practices to the way we interact,” said Pierre-Pierre. “When I lived [in West Africa], it reminded me so much of Haiti, it was uncanny.” – Source


But According to PBS.org

Despite the reports, African Union is denying that Haiti will become the organization’s first non-African member, stating that “only African States can join the African Union.”

“Haiti will not be admitted as a member state of the African Union at its next summit to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, as erroneously reported by several media outlets,” the organization said in a prepared statement.

Rumor of the change stemmed from a report by South Africa’s Morning Live, which was then picked up by media outlets in the United States, Haiti and its diaspora. The report even featured an interview with Haiti’s high commissioner to South Africa, Jacques Junior Baril.

“It’s not something we decided, it’s a place that we earned after we fought for our independence 212 years ago,” he said. “We paved the way for every other African nation to be free today, so historically speaking Haiti should have been in the AU already.”

Haiti is unique from the rest of the Caribbean. Much of its culture and history is still directly linked to countries like Benin, Sierra Leone and Togo. Toussaint Louverture, who led Haiti’s rebellion against the French in 1791, was of Beninese descent. Haiti established itself as a symbol of black independence, and as an advocate for the liberation of Africa from colonial rule after becoming the first black country to join the United Nations in 1945. – Continue Reading Here

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[Sauanaffe Tustunnagee]

Is it just me or me or did pre Earth quake Hiati(Port au Prince in particular) poverty as a whole exaggeratedr? excluding the shantytowns it seems like there were alot of decent relatively modern housing structures which were presumably filled with while probably on the lower end of the spectrum middle class Haitians.

 

[Sauanaffe Tustunnagee]

it's a shame cacs got the world thinking Haiti is one big shantytown Island populated by destitute devil worshiping savages when its proud people were obviously not just brilliant war strategist but architects whom designed fortresses and monuments such as these equivalent to any structure from that era