Haiti's History By Jesseka Lipscomb
Haiti was
owned by Spain and France and each of them claimed half of the island. They
owned it because of its beauty and its useful resources. So they had resources
to make money but no one to make it for them; so they used the natives to work
the plantations. Eventually, the natives died because of the diseases the white
people carried over to them. They chose to enslave African people to help them stay rich. One person who not having any of this in his country was an African-French general.
Toussaint L'Ouverture was born a slave and his father taught him his culture. He was part of the Arrada Tribe. Toussaint was the oldest of his siblings. He was privileged to learn from his overseer to read and write. His religion was Roman Catholic the legal religion of Haiti. At age 33 he decided that GOD chose him to be the leader of Haiti to obtain their independence. Toussaint
L'Ouverture was the General who helped the slaves in Haiti be free. He led the
blood massacre of the whites. One thing that is really surprising is before the
massacre, he got his master’s family out of Haiti as quickly as possible. After
the Triumph he stayed in the French portion of the land until the Spanish
wanted his help for their own freedom. Research Article: HyperHistory.com
Toussaint Bréda, Toussaint-L'Ouverture ( May 20, 1743 – April 7, 1803) was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Saint-Domingue, Toussaint led enslaved blacks in a long struggle for independence over French colonizers, abolished slavery, and secured "native" control over the colony, Haiti. Read More Here. Research Provided by: SDCC Gwendolyn Brooks Library Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia.com Facts About The Country of Haiti By NURU Teen Staff
Haiti is a Caribbean nation that occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, the second largest island in the Greater Antilles. Spread over an area of approximately 27, 750 square kilometers, the nation has a mountainous landscape, dotted with small coastal plains and river valleys, and enjoys a tropical climate.
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Escaping To Freedom By Kourtneysha Templeton
How can I get out, wondering when, oh when will freedom come about. Looking down the endless hall, wondering should I risk it all. Escape, to a world where freedom may be. I need a place to hide, where they can’t find me. Secrets filled their minds, made them lose track of time. Blood filled their heart, you're thinking of Death. You cry all the time- Knowing you have nothing left. Why tell secrets, and keep it all bundled up? Sitting, thinking when all the pain is going to heal up. Their internal pain, their eyes burning with flames. You have to be crazy to live in this world, to want all this pain. Blood wrapped their nightmares, silence wrapped their screams, war filled their lives, lies filled their streams. Ask yourself….. what is war, War what is it?
The Arthello Beck Gallery always provides a space for emerging artists and one of its favorites is Chris Herod. Opening on Saturday, July 17 in the small gallery is Herod's latest visual exploration, "The Deadly Art of Survival: Ego, Reaganomics". The work presented deals with the formation of Hip-Hop as a response to American social policy. Herod does large scale provocative paintings using spray paint and mixed media and is a graduate of Cal Arts. South Dallas Cultural Center  |
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