Unpacking Our History

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Haitian Revolution

This month’s discussion packet includes: "Haitian Independence" from EBSCOhost Research Starter; "Two Revolutions in the Atlantic World" from gilderlehrman.org; "The Haitian Revolution and the Central Question of African American History" by Gerald Horne; "Meet Haiti’s founding father, whose black revolution was too radical for Thomas Jefferson" from theconversation.com; and "The Greatest Heist In History': How Haiti Was Forced To Pay Reparations For Freedom" from npr.org

Zoom Discussion
Thursday, July 9th, 2026 on Zoom
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Zoom ID: 823 648 5349
Password: 691353

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