A beautifully written obit of composer Ingram Marshall written by Lara Pellegrinelli of @npr with contribution from @timoandres https://t.co/vyuDvkfETp
Haiti is the only country in the world where descendants of enslaved people were forced to pay reparations to descendants of its masters for generations.
Nobody knew exactly how much Haiti paid France — and at what cost to its future — until now. https://t.co/mjv4pbxJWD
In 1914, eight U.S. marines strolled into the headquarters of Haiti's national bank and walked out with $500,000 in gold.
The operation was a precursor to the full-scale invasion of Haiti — a country the U.S. ruled with brute force for 19 years. https://t.co/M2u8Jv9BNJ
When emancipation occurred in the British Empire, enslaved Africans didn't receive payouts. The slave owners received millions, @darkfinance said in a discussion with @AsteadWesley on the recent Haiti series in @nytimes. Listen to the conversation here. https://t.co/ynMKSWF71z
A bank that helped finance the Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s best known landmarks, drained millions of dollars from Haiti. That history has been all but erased — but The New York Times tracked the money.
Here’s what to know.
https://t.co/xx7fmMzEvR
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