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An excellent Hatian history, from IAC

A snippet from an article from our friends at International Action Center

http://www.iacenter.org/haiti/john-brown.htm

Cuba, Haiti and John Brown – To Rebel Is Justified

Why is the main boulevard in Port-au-Prince named for John Brown?

Sara Flounders

Revolutionary ideas carry across vast miles and through centuries. Those resisting brutal oppression draw inspiration both from living struggles and from historic examples.

Just as Cuba is today considered liberated territory by so many of the world's peoples, who live in societies of enormous racism and repression, Haiti in the 19th century shone as an example and a beacon of hope. It was the only liberated territory -- in a region where chattel slavery was still the dominant social relation.
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http://www.iacenter.org/haiti/john-brown.htm

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