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2. Diets, Food Supplies and the African Slave Trade in Early Seventeenth-Century Spanish America
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Newson,Linda A. (Author) and Minchin,Susie (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- April 2007
- Published:
- Philadelphia, PA: Academy of American Franciscan History
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Americas
- Journal Title Details:
- 63(4) : 517-550
- Notes:
- Article on nutrition and food of the Spanish American colonies;
3. Haiti's role in abolition movement all but forgotten
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Concannon,Brian (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Aug 2007
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 8 : 6
- Notes:
- Denying Haiti credit where credit is due is an established tradition. In 1893, at the end of the century that started with Haitian Independence and the Slave Trade Act, the orator, statesman and emancipated slave Frederick Douglass told an audience at the Chicago World's Fair how Haiti "taught the world the danger of slavery and the value of liberty." He pointed out that: The world had a chance to recognize Haiti three years ago, during the celebration of Haiti's bicentennial. But once again, Haiti was penalized. On the big day, January 1, 2004, Thabo Mbeki, President of the most powerful African nation, South Africa, came to celebrate. But the former slaveholding nations, led by the United States, boycotted the events, and forced the less powerful countries of Africa and the Caribbean to stay away. Instead of sending congratulations to the Haitian people's elected representatives, the United States sent guns and money to those trying to overthrow the government. When the international spotlight came to Haiti in 2004, it was to witness the return to dictatorship rather than to celebrate freedom from slavery.
4. Lies! Lies! Lies!
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ankomah,Baffour (Author)
- Format:
- Magazine Article
- Publication Date:
- 2007-10-01
- Published:
- United Kingdom: IC Publications Ltd.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- New African
- Journal Title Details:
- 466 : 12-19
- Notes:
- The article focuses on the criticisms made by reviewers on Marika Sherwood's book After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade. Richard Drayton, Imperial History senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge in England, pointed out the book questions the triumphalist narrative of British abolition. Stephen Small of the University of California, Berkeley and University of Lagos, Nigeria's history professor Ayodeji Olukoju were among the other reviewers of the work.
5. We owe a debt to Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Alford,Harry C. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 25-Oct 31, 2007
- Published:
- New York, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- New York Beacon
- Journal Title Details:
- 43 : 8-8,35
- Notes:
- Today Haiti is looked at as a struggling island filled with poverty and conflict. It truly gets labeled with the "Third World" stereotype. Actually, the history of Haiti is rich and shows that it was actually the home of some of the greatest heroes in the fight to end western hemisphere slavery. Haiti caused the break up of the worst form of slavery in the history of the world. This island with the largest Black population in the Caribbean has immense economic challenges. This adventure taught the Haitian survivors a great lesson: The European military machines are vulnerable and can be defeated with proper planning. When they returned to Haiti, they spread that information amongst the slave populace and the planning began. In 1791, the historical slave revolt in Haiti began. It lasted until 1804. The rebellions caused Britain to give up on the slave trade in 1807 and the rest of Europe started their withdrawal of this evil practice. Many white French settlers left Louisiana and Haiti and moved to what are now Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Many of the free Haitians moved to New Orleans and those ties still exist. Haiti was the catalyst in the abolishment of slavery. Thank you my brother Haitians.
6. Writing into a Void: Representing Slavery and Freedom in the Narrative of Colonial Spanish America
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Bennett,Herman L. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2007
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Social Text
- Journal Title Details:
- 25(4) : 67-89
- Notes:
- Discusses the issue of slavery experienced by the Blacks in Latin America. He explores the slave life experienced by the Black community as well as examines the role of gender, culture and ethnicity in evaluating the narrative of slavery and freedom in the country.