In this LitHub article on essential reading for understanding Haitian history, I chose 5 books by Haitian authors. Spanning nearly the entirety of Haiti’s history, from the period of colonization in the eighteenth century, to the revolution and war of independence in the nineteenth, to the U.S. occupation in the early twentieth, to Haitian women’s cultural contributions at the turn of the century, these books tell complicated and nuanced stories about Haiti and Haitians’ attempt to create a sovereign existence in a world where Black freedom has been endlessly under threat.

https://lithub.com/five-essential-books-for-understanding-haitian-history/