This incredible series in The New York Times shows that Haiti has been exploited for centuries, since enslaved Haitians successfully revolted and threw off their French masters–and France required them to pay reparations for their freedom, which crippled the Haitian economy for generations
The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay f… |
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html