Devastating epidemics in the past have changed the course of history. This article focuses on the yellow fever epidemic of 1802 in St. Domingue to demonstrate how science has deepened our understanding of the e
At the core of the successful protest movement was a loose, nationwide network of rebellious youth groups such as the Young Students of Gonaives Assembled. “The youth really did it,” said Narcisse. “Youth played the most important role in the revolution.” Advertisement The victory has given...
What are the key goals of the Chicano Movement?The 1960's:The 1960's was a turbulent decade in the history of the United States. Civil rights movements, anti-poverty movements, anti-Vietnam protests, and three assassinations of prominent leaders (John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., ...
Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren emerged as leaders of the Democrats. National Republican Party: One of two parties that resulted from the split of the Democratic-Republicans in the early 1820s. Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams emerged as leaders of the National Republicans. "Corrupt bargain...
His rebels would kill white leaders, burn Charleston, and travel to Haiti for refuge. News of his plot began to leak so he moved its date to June 16. He was given a quick trial after he was captured then was hanged. Eventually, 67 men were convicted of conspiracy, 35 were hanged, ...
The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) reshaped the debates about slavery and freedom throughout the Atlantic world, accelerated the abolitionist movement, precipitated rebellions in neighboring territories, and intensified both repression and antislavery sentiment. The story of the birth of the world's ...
Shilliam, Robbie (2008) `What the Haitian Revolution Might Tell Us about Development, Security, and the Politics of Race', Comparative Studies in Society and History 50:3, 778-808.Shilliam, R. (2008). What the Haitian revolution might tell us about development...
The Impact of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic World explores the multifarious influence - from economic to ideological to psychological - that a revolt on a small Caribbean island had on the continents surrounding it. Fifteen international scholars, including eminent historians David Brion Davis...
(1795) an agreement between Native American confederation leaders and the U.S. government that gave the United States Indian lands in the Northwest Territory and guaranteed that U.S. citizens could safely travel through the region Marbury v. Madison ...
The Haitian Revolution, the Harlem Renaissance, and Caribbean négritude: overlapping discourses of freedom and identityGuillaume, A J, JrChoice