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- Title
Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States.
- Authors
Yaure, Philip
- Abstract
"Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States" by Leslie M. Alexander explores the history of Haiti and its impact on the development of Black internationalism in the United States. The book highlights Haiti's struggle to preserve its sovereignty, including the financial burden imposed by France and the intervention and exploitation by colonial powers. The United States played a significant role in this history, from its initial refusal to recognize Haiti as a sovereign nation to its military occupation and interference in Haitian elections. The book argues that Haiti served as a model republic and a potential home for Black Americans, inspiring their freedom struggle and the movement for Black American emigration to Haiti. The defense of Haitian sovereignty became intertwined with the Black freedom struggle in the United States, and the book emphasizes the ongoing responsibility to defend Haiti's sovereignty.
- Subjects
HAITI; INTERNATIONALISM
- Publication
Journal of the Civil War Era, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 2, p252
- ISSN
2154-4727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/cwe.2024.a928946