Hate is known for corruption, for poverty, for despair. I do not think francis tagline has been liberty, fraternity or equality. It's quite the opposite. And it was made to pay for that for generations. After columbine, after sandy hook, after charleston, after orlando, after los vegas, after parklan, nothing has been done. You can buy the book now nation wide, or watch the free animated video based on it on youtube.
In 1791, enslaved Haitians did the seemingly impossible. They ousted their French masters and created the first free Black nation in the Americas.
But France made Haitians pay for that freedom.
A team of reporters from The New York Times looked at the extent and effect of the ensuing payments.
Guest: Catherine Porter, the Toronto bureau chief for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- The first people in the modern world to free themselves from slavery and create their own nation were forced to pay for their freedom. A Times investigation explores Haiti’s reparations to France.
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