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Who was Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Why Does He Matter Now?

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By Julia Gaffield— Today is Haitian Independence Day, the anniversary of the revolution that defeated French colonialism. On January 1, 1804, Haiti became the second independent country in the Americas…

January 11, 2021

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Who was Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Why Does He Matter Now?

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