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2. Aristide's Troubling Times; Caucus makes demands of Bush on Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Strausberg,Chinta (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-02-26
- Published:
- Chicago, IL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Chicago Defender
- Journal Title Details:
- 208 : 3
- Notes:
- As the CBC turns up the heat on the [Bush] administration, rebel leader Guy Philippe, who said his troops are ready to attack the Haitian capital, decided to "give a chance to peace" that is, to see if [Jean-Bertrand Aristide] will resign. "Given the fact that Haiti is so close to us, they have been treated very shabbily by our government and we have not exercised the kind of moral authority that we talk about and attempt to exercise even in other places when it comes to Haiti. That is unfortunate...," [Danny K. Davis] stated. "The current unrest may result in an exodus of refugees fleeing to our shores, thus placing the lives of many Haitians in danger. The political violence in Haiti is intolerable, and the U.S. cannot afford to allow a country in our own hemisphere to spiral further downward into a state of turmoil," said [Bobby L. Rush].
3. Caribbean security in the age of terror: challenge and change
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Griffith,Ivelaw L. (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Published:
- Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 552 p
4. Chattel Principle: Internal Slave Trades in the Americas
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Johnson,Walter (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Published:
- New Haven, CT: Yale University Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 389 p
5. Correcting "a Touch of the Brush": Afro-Caribbean Racial Identity and Shame in Francisco Arrivi's Los vejigantes and Carlos Guillermo Wilson's Chombo
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Edison,Thomas Wayne (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Fall 2004
- Published:
- United States: Venderbilt University
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Afro-Hispanic Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 23(2) : 45-53
- Notes:
- Within sectors of North America's African-American community, the colloquial expression "being touched by the brush" describes a multi-ethnic individual that possesses subtle Negroid physical features which are only detectable by close inspection by a "trained eye." Here, Edison discusses the historical factors in Puerto Rico and Panama that make up the foundation upon which Francisco Arrivi's "Los Vejigantes" and Carlos Guillermo Wilson's "Chombo" were constructed.;
6. Despite Haiti's Problems, Bicentennial of Slave Victory Celebrated Worldwide
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Auguste,Wilner (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Dec 2004
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 12 : 2
- Notes:
- Throughout the year, UNESCO had organized many commemorative events in close cooperation with its member states" and governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as the launching of the research and information program "the Forgotten Slaves," an exhibit at the UNESCO's headquarters in Stockholm Sweden entitled "Lest We Forget: Triumph on Slavery," the Ceremony of the Award of Toussaint Louverture Prize, the International Conference on the theme "Issues of Memory: Coming to terms with the Slave Trade and Slavery," and the International Symposium on the Slave Trade Archives Project in Havana, Cuba, and so on. The worldwide, yearlong commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Haitian Slave Revolution Victory was very important for Haitians and Blacks all over the world. The 1791 revolution, which took place during the 18th Century, beside the American Revolution of 1774 and the French Revolution of 1789, was excluded for years from the pages of world history textbooks, despite its contribution to the abolition of slavery in the world.
7. HAU, St. Fleur Host Town Meeting On Crisis
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- DesRosiers,Steve (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-03-31
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 3 : 16
- Notes:
- Rep. St. Fleur and the panelists also called for a change in the Bush administration's policy denying safe harbor to Haitians fleeing Haiti for the shores of Florida by boat. In a strong show of support for St. Fleur's resolutions, representatives of presidential hopeful [John Kerry] circulated a statement from the candidate supporting the presence of a multinational police force in Haiti including police from the United States, OAS and CARICOM. The statement also called for U.S. funded training and support for Haiti's police force, the lifting current sanctions on aid to Haitians for health and education programs, and renewed pressure on international financial institutions to assist the Haitian government in confronting these issues. Kerry's statement went on to state, "If we hope to lead the nations of the world toward a more democratic future, we must act now to protect a fragile democracy in our own backyard."
8. Haiti and US Terrorism
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Rua,Paddy (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Workers Solidarity
- Journal Title Details:
- 81
- Notes:
- An editorial reflecting on President George W. Bush's international policy. Maintains that 1) the U.S., Britain and France, the main colonist countries and monopolists of international trade at the time, imposed sanctions on Haiti when it became the first black republic in the world in 1804; 2) the U.S. introduced forced labor during a political crisis in 1915 to maintain high profit rates and left Haiti in 1934, leaving behind a deadly legacy and securing its rule over the Caribbean; 3) President George H. Bush financed a coup seven months after the first democratic elections in 1990, leading to a new dictatorship and more bloodshed; and 4) the Bush administration needs control over Haiti as it could be a stable base to launch interventions in Cuba, Venezuela and Panama.
9. Haitian Influence on Early U.S. Has Been Long Underestimated
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Zephir,Flore (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Aug 2004
- Published:
- Dorchester, Mass., United States, Dorchester, Mass.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 8 : 11
- Notes:
- Just as dance forms originating from Saint-Domingue made their way into southern culture, religion also left its indelible marks. It is well documented that the Vodou religion in New Orleans began to blossom around 1800 with Sanite Dede, a free woman of color who arrived from Saint-Domingue. The Saint-Domingan Vodou priestess was replaced in 1820 by New Orleans's native Marie Laveau, who became legendary. Haitians were for the most part Catholic; their presence in the various U.S. cities where they settled gave rise to the establishment of a number of biracial congregations. In Baltimore, in 1829, four colored Saint-Domingan women--Elizabeth Lange, Marie Magdelene Baas, Marie Rose Boegue, and Marie Therese Duchemin--established the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the world's first Black religious community, and founded the School for Colored Girls.
10. Remembering Haiti -- The Struggle Continues
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Deal,Esther (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 11-Mar 17, 2004
- Published:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Sentinel
- Journal Title Details:
- 50 : C1-C.1
- Notes:
- Briefly, Haiti and the Dominican Republic occupy the same island in the West Indies, Haiti occupying the western part and the Dominican Republic the eastern part. ... after my year in the Dominican Republic I decided to go to Haiti as a tourist before returning to the U.S. I remember reporting to the embassy in Port-au-Prince to be briefed and to let them know where I was staying and where I would be going. I remember that the Caucasian male embassy employee who interviewed me was both curious and very amused that I was in Haiti to visit. I remember that he told me emphatically, "the only thing you have in common with these people is color." He proceeded to rattle off negative things about the Haitian people. I was shocked at his boldness but I kept my cool. An example of this is the fact that President Thomas Jefferson allegedly launched an economic embargo against Haiti when Haiti became independent, causing the U.S. and Europe to refuse to acknowledge its independence for decades. At the present time it is alleged that Haiti is the most depressed nation in the Western Hemisphere.