"Awakening the Ashes" of Anti-colonialism

The legacy of the Haitian Revolution, with Professor Marlene Daut

In Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution, Professor Marlene Daut traces the modern understanding of freedom and equality to Haiti. I thought today would be a good time to share a conversation I had with her. Haiti has low-key been in the news of late, with yet another foreign “security mission” arriving. Further, many of…