Haitian Vodou: More Than a Religion, A Cultural Rebirth “Vodou is not a cult of darkness, but a light that guided our ancestors to freedom.”Jean Price-Mars, father of Haitian ethnology Chapter 1: The Roots of Revolution On August 14, 1791, in the forest of Bois Caïman, a Vodou priest named Boukman sealed Haiti’s destiny during a historic ceremony….
Catherine Flon: The Heroine Who Stitched Haiti’s Flag “From her skilled hands emerged the eternal symbol of a free nation.” While men brandished weapons, Catherine Flon took needle and cloth to give Haiti its sacred emblem. Here is the untold story of the woman who immortalized independence through her craft. A Youth in the Shadow…
The Father of The Nation Jean-Jacques Dessalines: The Uncompromising Founder of Haiti “Cut off their heads, burn down their houses!”This phrase, attributed to Jean-Jacques Dessalines, encapsulates the brutal determination of the man who transformed a slave revolt into a victorious revolution, giving birth to the world’s first independent Black republic. From Slavery to Freedom: The…
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