PLANTING THE SEEDS OF FREEDOM FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR-FOCUS ON HAITI

[D. MARQUIS]

THROUGH MY MANY VISITS TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- NOT ONLY DID I LEARN ABOUT THE WONDERFUL MIXED CULTURE OF THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE, BUT I GOT A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE OTHER CULTURE THAT SHARES THE ISLAND OF HISPANOLA, THE PEOPLE OF HAITI.
HISPANOLA AS A WHOLE WAS ALWAYS UNDER THE RULE UNDER VARIOUS WORLD POWERS DUE TO ITS PRODUCTION OF SUGAR. HAITIANS IN PARTICULAR WERE THE FIRST TO SUCCESSFULLY EXPEL FOREIGN RULERSHIP. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO FIND A COMIC BOOK ONLINE FROM THE "GOLDEN LEGACY" SERIES OF COMICS(1966)- AND THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES DETAILS THE LEADER OF THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE
YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY VIDEO REVIEW OF THE COMIC BELOW. AFTER VISITING NUMEROUS TIMES, I GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THE GOOD AND NOT-SO-GOOD PARTS OF HOW SOCIAL LIVING SITUATIONS ARE PLAYING OUT ACROSS THE ISLAND-AND ALMOST ALWAYS LESS FAVORABLE FOR THE HAITIAN CITIZENS SINCE DECLARING THEIR INDEPENDENCE SO LONG AGO. IN MY TRAVELS I HAVE BEFRIENDED BOTH DOMINICAN AND HAITIAN,AND I PERSONALLY FIND BOTH CULTURES VERY WELCOMING AND EXTREMELY FRIENDLY TO THE POINT OF BEING TREATED LIKE FAMILY. I EXPERIENCED A JOY THAT GAVE ME A SPIRITUAL HIGH TO BE TREATED SUCH A WAY-BEING A FOREIGNER. IT ALSO BRINGS MUCH SORROW TO MY HEART TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY THROUGHOUT VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ISLAND. IT MADE ME WANT TO DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY TO HELP-ANYTHING. DURING ONE OF MY VISITS I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO MEET A GENTLEMAN IN THE CITY OF BAVARO WHO IS VERY ACTIVE NOT ONLY IN HIS CITY OF RESIDENTS, BUT FOR MANY HAITIANS (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN)WHO ARE EITHER UNDER REPRESENTED-OR NOT AT ALL.THROUGH HIM I WAS ABLE TO HELP AN ENTIRE SCHOOL OF HAITIAN CHILDREN WITH BULK DONATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES FOR THEM. IT FEELS WONDERFUL TO HELP WHERE I CAN AND TO SEE THE APPRECIATION IN PICTURES. CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE STORY I'M ALREADY THINKING OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO ASSIST AGAIN.

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[D. MARQUIS]