Keep up with events at and beyond the CSSJ! No Images? Click here CSSJ Newsletter Upcoming Events April 10, 2019, 12:00PM April 16, 2019, 12:00PM April 23, 2019, 12:00PM In the News Despite punishing history, Haiti remains revolutionary, remarkableThe Haitian revolution influenced events across the Americas. The French emperor Napoleon gave up on the New World, selling the vast Louisiana Territory to the U.S. In the Caribbean, Jamaica was poised for the next revolution, which many historians say the British would not have been able to stop. The U.S. ended the international slave trade in 1808 (although slavery remained legal). Ever since, Western policies have been punishing Haiti for winning its independence. “The problem was not politics or commerce. The central issue was ... the specter of blacks ruling themselves,” said Barrymore Bogues, professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University. “The fragile example of ex-slaves ruling themselves — the Western powers had to make sure it failed.” Beyond the Center What I Am Thinking About Now: Anthony Bogues, “Black Critique: Race, Freedom and Capitalism” April 2, 2019, 12:00PM Over the last six years CSSJ’s work has helped to shape important conversations on and off campus around the history and memories of racial slavery both in America and globally. This pioneering work would not be possible without the sustained commitment of our supporters. Learn more about one of the CSSJ's supporters. |