I mean, in fact, the United States was the last nation in the world to recognize Haiti's independence took it until the Civil War in 1862. SIMON: You begin with the fact that the story of a nation of slaves rising up to win their own freedom wasn't necessarily inspiring to the United States in the early 19th century.ĭUBOIS: No, not at all. "Haiti: The Aftershocks of History." Professor Dubois joins us from the Duke campus in Durham, North Carolina. He is the Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke, and co-director of the Haiti Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute. His story of the Haitian revolution, "Avengers of the New World," was a bestseller in 2004. Laurent Dubois knows Haiti's history well. It has also been afflicted with its own demons and tyrants.
It was the only nation of slaves to successfully revolt against their colonial overseers, became the first black-led republic in the world. Haiti has a noble, unique and often bloody history. Haiti has long been regarded as a special challenge for international aid organizations.
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