Socialist Worker, January 19, 2010
Peter Hallward, one of the foremost experts on Haiti’s history, spoke to Socialist Worker in the UK.
The earthquake in Haiti caused, and continues to cause, such terrible destruction and loss of life because the country is so poor. There are three main reasons for that.
Firstly, it is the only place where slavery was overthrown solely by slaves. But it meant a war that lasted 12 years, killed a third of the population, destroyed virtually every city and town, and gutted every plantation.
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How US imperialism has devastated Haiti
Socialist Worker, January 19, 2010
Peter Hallward, one of the foremost experts on Haiti’s history, spoke to Socialist Worker in the UK.
The earthquake in Haiti caused, and continues to cause, such terrible destruction and loss of life because the country is so poor. There are three main reasons for that.
Firstly, it is the only place where slavery was overthrown solely by slaves. But it meant a war that lasted 12 years, killed a third of the population, destroyed virtually every city and town, and gutted every plantation.
Continues >>
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Tags: earthquake in Haiti, Fanmi Lavalas, Haiti's elite, Peter Hallward, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, slavery, United States and Haiti, wages
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