Collection: Black Caribbean Literature (BCL) / Subject Term: Authors and Revolution (Haiti : 1791-1804)

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Collection:: Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
Contributers:: Ibokette,Yolette (Author)
Format:: Newspaper Article
Publication Date:: Sep 2007
Published:: Dorchester, MA
Location:: African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title:: Boston Haitian Reporter
Journal Title Details:: 9 : 7
Notes:: Why would [Frederick Douglass], a former slave, newspaper publisher, author and United States Minister and Consul General of Haiti, so admire Haiti, its leaders during the Revolution and its contributions to the world? And why was Douglass, despite his realistic assessment of the nation, so very hopeful about Haiti's future?

Collection:: Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
Contributers:: Forsdick, Charles (Author)
Format:: Journal Article
Publication Date:: Fall, 2013
Published:: Baton Rouge: Callaloo
Location:: African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title:: Callaloo
Journal Title Details:: 36(4) : 949-967
Notes:: Examines the representation of Haiti in the works of Martinican author Édouard Glissant. The relationship between Haiti and Martinique based on Glissant's essay "Le Discours antillais" is tackled. Glissant's focus on the revolution and independence of Haiti and his conception of the island's role in the reorientation of the Caribbean are discussed. Other works by Glissant include poetic collection "Les Indes" and the play "Monsieur Toussaint."

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