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200 Years of Forgetting

Hushing up the Haitian Revolution

Frobenius Institut

For many years, the island of Hispaniola served as a prototype for the European conquest of the New World. It also gave home to the world’s first Black Republic. Between 1791 and 1804, an army of former slaves successfully overthrew the colonial regime. This event, however (despite its enormous effect on future developments in the Western hemisphere), is almost forgotten in the West today. This article explores the reasons for the deletion of the Haitian Revolution from the West’s historical map.

Key Words: Haitian Revolution • Toussaint Louverture • historical discourse • memory politics

Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 35, No. 4, 246-261 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0021934704263816


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