Open Letter to Mrs. Obama from a Son of Haiti

Open Letter to Mrs. Obama from a Son of Haiti
By jafrikayiti on September 18, 2014


Dear First Lady Michelle Obama,

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By this, I am NOT asking President Obama or the U.S. Government to interfere further in Haitian affairs. Unfortunately, this very week, several U.S. Congressmen took this ill-fated direction. On the contrary, I am asking all the foreign forces, including the U.S. Government, the Congress et al. to assume responsibility for the damage they have already caused, pay due reparations to Haitians and get out of Haiti’s business, without undue delay.

See: http://www.godisnotwhite.com/open-letter-to-mrs-obama-from-a-son-of-haiti/

1915 Vs 2014 BIG (or same) DIFFERENCE!?

The U.S. Government also forced the election of a new pro-American President, Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave, by the Haitian legislature in August of 1915. The selection of a President that did not represent the choice of the Haitian populace increased unrest in Haiti...


Following the successful manipulation of the 1915 elections, the Wilson Administration attempted to strong-arm the Haitian legislature into adopting a new constitution in 1917. This constitution allowed foreign land ownership, which had been outlawed since the Haitian Revolution as a way to prevent foreign control of the country. The legislature was extremely reluctant to change the long-standing law and rejected the new constitution. Law-makers began drafting a new anti-American constitution, but the United States forced President Dartiguenave dissolve the legislature, which did not meet again until 1929.
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N.B,: the source of these facts is The U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/haiti