As a young lawyer, the man who would become America’s third president defended freedom-seeking slaves, drafted legislation to legalize their path to liberation and even entertained the idea of doing ...

A French and African diaspora studies expert argued the crucial significance of the Haitian Revolution in broader anti-colonial history at a Georgetown University event Feb. 18. A Yale University ...

In August 1791, slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue revolted, rising up by the thousands. Within ten days they’ve taken over the whole northern province. By the following year, they ...

The latest event in the series recounted Haiti’s fight for independence and how Haitian immigrants led to Philly’s role as ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julia Gaffield, William & Mary (THE CONVERSATION) Every Oct. 17, Haiti celebrates ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...