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Books and DVDs @NT
Robinson, Randall. Unbroken Agony: Haiti from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President.
Dash, J. Michael. Culture and Customs of Haiti.
Farmer, Paul . The Uses of Haiti
The Price of Sugar DVD-Take Action-Thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugar cane.
Haitian Voodoo and the Catholic Church DVD(in process)
Dash, J. Michael. Culture and Customs of Haiti.
Farmer, Paul . The Uses of Haiti
The Price of Sugar DVD-Take Action-Thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugar cane.
Haitian Voodoo and the Catholic Church DVD(in process)
Web Resources
Haitian History Course (an entire college course on Haiti online)
Haitian History Topics
Library of Congress Country Studies
CIA World Factbook
Port au Prince, Haiti
Why is Haiti so Poor (article by university Professor)
Haiti's Dark Secret: The Restavecs
Haitian food riots of 2008
BBC Profile Haiti : good background information
Haitian History Topics
Library of Congress Country Studies
CIA World Factbook
Port au Prince, Haiti
Why is Haiti so Poor (article by university Professor)
Haiti's Dark Secret: The Restavecs
Haitian food riots of 2008
BBC Profile Haiti : good background information
Online Lesson Plans
The Haitian Crisis : Thinking Historically - from Choices.edu
The Haitian Political Crisis - WHAT ROLE SHOULD THE U.S. PLAY IN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS - lessons from PBS
The Haitian Political Crisis - WHAT ROLE SHOULD THE U.S. PLAY IN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS - lessons from PBS
History Timelines
Of Interest
Haiti's Voodoo Religion - great historical perspective on reason for voodoo stereotypes
Reevaluating Haitian History
Worldview Jerome MacDonnell interviews
Alyssa Sepinwall, history professor at California State University-San Marcos. She says that before Haiti was deemed “unfixable” it was considered a huge success by colonial standards.
Reevaluating Haitian History
Worldview Jerome MacDonnell interviews
Alyssa Sepinwall, history professor at California State University-San Marcos. She says that before Haiti was deemed “unfixable” it was considered a huge success by colonial standards.
Visit Home page for Slide Presentation of the Haiti Project
Articles for Discussion
Council on Foreign Relations Haiti : includes many editorial pieces, articles, audio on U.S. presence in Haiti, rebuilding Haiti etc. including
NYT: Country without a Net
The Underlying Tragedy (op-ed from NYT on poverty)
What is Haiti Owed ?Nation's senior editor Richard Kim writes "it is time to start having a conversation about justice, recovery, responsibility and fairness. . "
Haiti Quake Highlights Need For U.N. Trusteeship
Daniel Shore NPR editorial1-20-10
A History of Troubles is Helping Haiti to Endure Wall Street Journal By IANTHE JEANNE DUGAN And MICHAEL DEIBERT
NYT: Country without a Net
The Underlying Tragedy (op-ed from NYT on poverty)
What is Haiti Owed ?Nation's senior editor Richard Kim writes "it is time to start having a conversation about justice, recovery, responsibility and fairness. . "
Haiti Quake Highlights Need For U.N. Trusteeship
Daniel Shore NPR editorial1-20-10
A History of Troubles is Helping Haiti to Endure Wall Street Journal By IANTHE JEANNE DUGAN And MICHAEL DEIBERT