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2) A Lasting Stain: Haiti, Colonialism and Coffee

A History of Coffee

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Haiti's Transformation: Plantations and Revolution

This chapter examines the evolution of Saint-Domingue into a plantation economy, focusing on the inhumane conditions faced by enslaved Africans on sugar and coffee plantations. It highlights a pivotal court case that exposed the brutal realities of slavery, the systemic injustices of the colonial legal system, and the contrasting lives of mixed-race plantation owners. The narrative also captures Haiti's tumultuous transition from a slave society to the first independent black republic, underscoring the complex challenges of freedom amidst historical legacies of colonialism.

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