The latest event in the series recounted Haiti’s fight for independence and how Haitian immigrants led to Philly’s role as ...

Every Oct. 17, Haiti celebrates Dessalines Day, commemorating the assassination in 1806 of the country’s first head of state postindependence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines. One of the founding fathers in ...

For the first time, a nonprofit that serves Spokane’s Haitian community, is combining its New Year’s celebration with Haitian Independence Day. Katia Jasmin, executive director of Creole Resources, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)- Thursday, Haitians around the world celebrate Independence Day, honoring the moment Haiti gained its freedom from France on Jan. 1, 1804. The local Haitian community in ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Julia Gaffield is an Associate Professor of History, ...