In just over a decade, enslaved Haitians turned the richest colony in the French empire into the first Black republic through ...

As National Haitian Heritage Month unfolds, it’s a call to remember something truly extraordinary: the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). This wasn’t just another fight for independence; it was a ...

The Haitian revolution inspired slave revolts across the Americas, and slave-owners across the Americas quaked in fear. Whereas the French espoused “Liberté, Égalite, Fraternité” while re-establishing ...

Fabienne Josaphat, author of Kingdom of No Tomorrow, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Black Panther movement, and its significance inside the U.S., and to Haitian people.

History mostly remembers the exploits of male freedom fighters of the Haitian Revolution. Figures such as its leader, General Toussaint Louverture; Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who became the first ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — This weekend an event in Springfield put a spotlight on the Haitian Revolution. Haiti’s status as the western hemisphere’s first free black republic was one of several ...

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

We'll talk about the history of the revolution, plus learn more about how the local Haitian community grew in Massachusetts. This segment aired on August 21, 2024. Producer Picks ...

Sanité Bélair was a Haitian revolutionary leader who served in Toussaint Louverture's army. She rose through the ranks, first as a sergeant then a lieutenant, leading the charge in the Saint ...