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Episode 298 - Papa Doc: Haiti’s Vodou Dictator

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The Passion of Papa Doc De Valle

Papa Doc returned to Haiti in 1945, armed with miracle drug, penicillin and a plan to eradicate rural Haiti of the chronic, highly infectious and disfiguring skin condition. He travelled mostly on foot into the extremely poor, rural, and isolated interior of Haiti. It was during this time that de Valle's fascination with African heritage grew. And it opened his eyes to the possibility of the power that voodoo held.

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