Explore 12 inspiring facets of the Haitian Revolution's positive impact, resilience, and beauty for Haitian Heritage Month.

The fight for reparations is not just about money; it is about dismantling the imperialist system that continues to exploit ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said a joint commission of French and Haitian historians would investigate the ...

The French president announced the commission on the 200th anniversary of France ordering Haiti to pay a debt for its freedom ...

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. Haiti, which declared its independence on Jan. 1, 1804, and defeated Napoleon’s army soon after, didn’t have the money to pay the ...

The cost of independence Haiti officially declared its independence from France on Jan. 1, 1804. In October 1806, following ...

Haiti became the first free black nation in the Americas after enslaved people rebelled against their French masters in the colony of Saint Domingue, proclaiming their independence in 1804.

demanded Thursday that France recognize and compensate Haiti for the indemnity it imposed after the country's independence in 1804. France forced Haiti to pay 150 million gold francs to former ...

The French president did not, however, address longstanding Haitian demands for reparations over what is referred to as a 'double debt,' 200 years after the Caribbean nation's independence.

Haiti gained independence from France in 1804, but in 1825, France ordered that the former colony pay 150m gold francs - later reduced to 90m - to compensate French slave owners and secure an end ...