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- Title
Feeding Sharks Their Blood.
- Authors
JACKSON, WANDA
- Abstract
The article discusses how the Haitian Revolution of 1888-1889 affected the course of Haitian independence. It states that Gilded Age hegemony in the U.S. caused American meddling in Haitian politics. In the revolution, America backed Haitian General Florvil Hyppolite, who opposed Haitian President Francois Legitime. According to the article, Hyppolite's victory, along with racial stereotypes used by American diplomat John E. W. Thompson, led to the feeling that Haiti could not be self-governing.
- Subjects
HAITI; HAITIAN history; HAITIAN politics &; government, 1844-1934; GILDED Age, 1877-1900; CARIBBEAN-United States relations; COUPS d'etat; HYPPOLITE, Florvil; LEGITIME, Francois Denys, 1841-1935; THOMPSON, John E. W.; HISTORY; NINETEENTH century
- Publication
Journal of Caribbean History, 2013, Vol 47, Issue 2, p184
- ISSN
0047-2263
- Publication type
Article