Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict and Political Change, 1934-1957
Weekly Gleaner, The; North American ed. › October 30, 2009
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JAMAICAN SCHOLAR and historian Matthew J. Smith, PhD, has illuminated a period in Haitian history that has generally been ignored by Caribbean researchers. Smith's recent publication, Red & Black in Haiti- Radicalism, Conflict and Political Change, 1934-1957, focuses on the 23 years in the volatile country's history that begins with the end of US occupation in 1934 up to 1957 that saw the rise of the turbulent dictatorship of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.
At a book presentation event, co-sponsored by Florida International University's Latin American and Caribbean Center and Miami's Haitian Heritage Museum, Smith explained that the period between the 1930s and 1950s was ripe for the development of radical groups such as the Marxist left, militant labour groupe, and those born out of communist ideologies. It is these movements that helped transform Haiti's political landscape. The history professor further makes the point that "much of the political conflict that marked the era emerged from internecine rivalries amr ng radical groups..."See the full content of this document
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Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict and Political Change, 1934-1957
Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict and Political Change, 1934-1957 Author: Matthew J. Smith Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, 2009
JAMAICAN SCHOLAR and...See the full content of this document
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