Kreyòl Ayisyen

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the southern coast of Haïti this morning; 4 miles from L'Asile, Haïti.

According to sources on the ground, the earthquake struck and is affecting the south-western part of the country.

Towns currently assessing damage are Les Cayes, Camp-Perrin, Jeremie among other southern cities.

Reports are still coming in and can be very unreliable this close to a catastrophic event, please keep yourself informed and diligent.

Be weary of non-Haïtian entities claiming to provide help in the coming days and weeks.

Please wait for RELIABLE HAÏTIAN sources before providing aid.

Thank you for your prayers and solidarity.

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African born, Dessalines is remembered for his sheer brute force and thirst to inflict on white French men, women, and children the same horrific punishments and tortures inflicted on black enslaved men, women, and children.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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a depiction of victorious rebel forces. Dessalines can be seen holding the flag of their newly formed and proclaimed Independent Black Republic, Haïti. This honored the island's original Taïno name Ayiti Kyskeya Bohío.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“We have dared to be free. Let us dare to be so by ourselves and for ourselves.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Louis Rigaud, 1800s)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Villanized by many, respected by all. What do you know about Jean-Jacques Dessalines? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“Leave nothing white behind you.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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a depiction of the fight for independence circa 1801-1802. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What do you think of what Toussaint had to say about equality?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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source |https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/currentstudents/undergraduate/modules/fulllist/second/en213/syllabus2017-18/haitian_constitution_1801.pdf ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A church led and organized "Silent March" in Haiti.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Do you believe silent/peaceful protests are effective?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"I have undertaken vengeance. I want Liberty and Equality to reign in Saint-Domingue. I work to bring them into existence. Unite yourselves to us, brothers, and fight with us for the same cause."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What does equality mean to you?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Toussaint's most honorable qualities may have clouded his judgment, which may have contributed to his demise.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Toussaint wrote a series of letters to Napoleon requesting to negotiate "leader of the whites" to "leader of the blacks".⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Napoleon sent a ship to bring Toussaint back to France, he was brutally imprisoned, received poor treatment, and died in a prison cell of pneumonia.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Toussaint is a unique figure in our history, due to his upbringing and life experiences. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Toussaint learned to read and write from a young age, despite being born a slave. He's one of few, if not the only one, who was born into slavery, and rose to high ranks in society upon receiving his freedom.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Toussaint advocated for equality between all races and drafted one of the first documents in history calling for equal opportunity for all humans.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What did you learn about Toussaint growing up?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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