Our ancestors may have had only a 1% chance of defeating Napoleon Bonaparte, but they did it.
On January 1, 1804, they proclaimed Haiti’s independence against all odds.
So this is not the first time that the Haitian people have been given the lowest chance of winning.
But history has already taught us one thing:
When people think we are weak, we surprise the world.
When people think we are finished, we rise again.
And no matter what happens, we have always kept our heads high.
🇭🇹222 years ago today, Haiti declared its independence after successfully overthrowing slavery and becoming the first free and sovereign Black republic.
After an earth-shaking 13-year revolutionary struggle against multiple colonial empires, the Haitian people did what seemed impossible up until that point — uproot the brutal system of slavery responsible for so much violence, death and exploitation. This fight, in turn, inspired people across the Caribbean, Latin America and the world and terrified slave-owning ruling classes, including in the United States.
Over two centuries later, Haiti’s struggle for independence continues. The threat of the good example has left Haiti a recurring target of Western powers set on stripping Haiti of its sovereignty. But the Haitian people continue to resist — long live the Haitian Revolution!
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐏𝐞𝐲𝐳
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