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May 18
Today is Flag Day in Haiti. Flag Day is a major holiday for Haitians both in Haiti and overseas. On this day (May 18) in 1803, Haitian leaders of the revolution (Petion and Dessalines) in the city of Archahaine removed the center column of the French flag to create the red and blue symbol of Haitian independence. The design was turned on its side the following year when Haiti won its independence to …Read more 
April 7 He stood the aged palms beneath, that shadowed o’er his humble door, Listening, with half-suspended breath, To the wild sounds of fear and death, Toussaint L’Ouverture! – Toussaint L’Ouverture, by John Greeleaf Whittier
Toussaint L’Ouverture was born a slave in French Saint Domingue, now Haiti, in 1743. Many legends are told of his early life. He was nicknamed “Walking Stick” due to his narrow stature, and was later …Read more |
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