On Saturday night, Haitian-Americans in the Chicago area came out to remember the lives lost while also celebrating their native country's independence. The "19th Annual Unity Day" event was held ...

Natives of Haiti! My happy fate was to be one day the sentinel ... collected here close to me for the good of our land, the day has come, the day which must make our glory, our independence, eternal.

When Haitian independence was realized on January 1, 1804, Haitians across the country began a new tradition: every year on New Year’s Day, Haitian Independence Day, they will eat the soup.

Revolutionary Commemorations: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haitian Independence Day, 1804–1904. In Julia Gaffield (ed.), The Haitian Declaration of Independence: Creation, Context, and Legacy.

Following the defeat of the Spanish and British forces, Toussaint began moving toward independence from France ... which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...

A: Early in the 19th century, the Haitian Revolution ... of the Declaration of Independence, 25 years after Tobias Lear had been in Saint Domingue. And on that day, Thomas Jefferson, as well ...

Juan Soto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have made their friends and family in the Dominican Republic proud. The two have become some of the most-feared hitters in the sport while keeping their home ...

The Haitian Revolution caused a seismic shift in ... story of the Haitian Revolution and how its legacy endures to this day ...

Natives of Haiti! My happy fate was to be one day the sentinel ... collected here close to me for the good of our land, the day has come, the day which must make our glory, our independence, eternal.