A French propaganda engraving from 1825 depicts King Charles X bestowing freedom on a Black man kneeling before him in chains. 'S.M. Charles X, le bien-aimé, reconnaissant l’indépendance de St.

Much of the reparations debate has revolved around whether the United States and the United Kingdom should finally compensate some of their citizens for the economic and social costs of slavery that ...

Ever wonder why Haiti is a poor country with rampant corruption and violent crime? Grab a seat, mon ami. France enslaved the people of Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti) in the 17th century, running their ...

France demanded the newly freed enslaved population of Haiti pay them, their former enslavers, reparations, a disastrous arrangement for the infant country. France stole from Haiti almost 200 years ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ...

President Biden, in Canada, hoped to persuade Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead a military intervention in Haiti, which Trudeau rejected. Andrew Harnik AP The movement for reparations for slavery ...

* France contacts Paris Club members on Haiti debt * France hopes to speed up debt relief agreed last July (Adds details) PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - France has contacted the other members of the Paris ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Marlene L. Daut is a Professor of French and African ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marlene L. Daut, Yale University (THE CONVERSATION) In 2002, Haiti’s former president ...