The History of Haiti

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The History of Haiti is a podcast that tells a chronological history of the land that would one day become the nation of Haiti. Have corrections, comments, or suggestions? Send me voice messages! Link: https://anchor.fm/thehistoryofhaiti/message

The History of Hiati


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 97 EPISODES


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    #85 Caligula

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 17:34


    Sorry this episode is a little late. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #84 President For Life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 17:09


    In the 1960s, the Duvalier regime survived what no other regime could have. Intro/Alto music by Tifany Roman.

    The Tonton Mascoutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 15:01


    In the late 1950s, Duvalier cemented his rule over Haiti with gangs of thugs. Into/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #82 Papa Doc

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 16:17


    The worst dictator in Haiti's history rises to power. Intro/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #81 The Authentics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 17:50


    Haitian politics did not calm down with the election of Estime. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #80 The Revolution of 1946

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 15:38


    Haitian history takes a turn towards radical politics. Intro/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #79 Masters of the Dew

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 14:51


    Lescot becomes hated by more and more people. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #78 The Peasants

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 16:32


    The 20th century was not a fun time to be a Haitian peasant. Intro/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #77 The Parsley Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 17:02


    Content Warning: This episode contains brief descriptions of ethnic violence and killings. Sorry, no Outro music as it wasn't working.

    #76 The PCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 14:36


    The PCH is not the Pacific Coast Highway. Intro/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    Special: The Zonbi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 8:28


    Yes, that is the correct Haitian spelling. Intro/Alto music by Tiffanny Roman.

    #75 Second Independence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 15:56


    Sorry this is so late. Work delayed it, and then my software stopped working. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman

    #74 Strikes and Protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 16:52


    In the winter of 1929, the Haitian people took action against the occupation government. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #73 Cultural Nationalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 16:18


    In the 1920s, the Haitian political scene developed greatly as a new wave of cultural nationalism hit. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #72 The Uplift

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 14:29


    Louis Borno and the Americans were able to do some good. Intro/Alto Music By Tiffany Roman.

    #71 The Transitional Period

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 16:55


    Sorry, these uploads have been coming out late at night. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #70 The Last Maroon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 17:17


    In 1919, the era of peasant revolts went out with a bang. Sorry, the software didn't let me do intro music. Outro music by Tiffany Roman.

    #69 The New Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 17:09


    The American occupiers establish their new order over Haiti. Sorry for any audio problem, this software is a nightmare. Intro/alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #68 The Intervention

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 19:06


    Sorry, no Intro/Alto music. I'm still trying to get this new software to work.

    #67 The Chaloska

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 21:47


    Why the United States invaded Haiti.

    #66 The Roosevelt Corollary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 14:24


    Haiti approaches the inevitable US occupation. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #65 The Downfall of Firmin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 15:56


    Firmin fails to make Haiti democratic.

    #64 The Mole San Nicola Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 15:08


    Sorry for bad sound quality. The platform I use decided to delete its editing features. Correction: Hippolyte bought the iron market AFTER the project in Egypt was cancelled.

    #63 Antenor Firmin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 14:44


    Antenor Firmin is one of the greatest intellectual and political forces in Haitian History. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #62 The North

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 15:49


    Correction: Firmin's first name is Antenor, not what I said. Intro/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #61 The Liberal Defeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 18:02


    Donate to HHA: https://holistichaitianalliance.org/donate/ Alto Music by Tiffany Roman

    #60 The Political Parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 16:00


    Political parties attempt to form. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #59 Saget and The Liberals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 14:47


    Sorry for bad voice. I was sick when I recorded. Intro/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #58 The Exploding Palace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 19:35


    Salnave causes a civil war. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman

    #57 The Fall of Geffrard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 15:53


    Gerard falls. Intro/Alto Music by Tiffany Roman.

    #56 The Annexation of the DR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 16:28


    In the 1860s, Spain annexed the Dominican Republic. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman

    #56 Geffrard's Reforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 15:44


    Merry Christmas! Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #55 The Fall of Soulouque

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 15:25


    Soulouque falls from power. Intro/Alto by Tiffany Roman.

    #54 The Second Empire of Haiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 16:32


    Soulouque does stuff other than maintain his hold on power. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #53 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 17:42


    Soulouque become the successor of Toussaint, Dessalines and Christophe. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #52 The Massacre of 1848

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 16:41


    The urban proletariat massacres that bourgeois. Intro alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #51 The Transitional Period

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 15:42


    Probably shouldn't have given Riche a full episode. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #50 Instability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 15:45


    Pierrot proves himself to be another one year president. Intro/Alto by Tiffany Roman.

    #49 Short Lived

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 19:14


    Was Herard killing the revolution a murder or a suicide? Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #48 Devoured the by Passions he Aroused

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 27:30


    "Called it!" - Jean Pierre Boyer, 1844 Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #47 The First Abdication

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 23:12


    Boyer falls from power. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman

    #46 Revolutionary Forces

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 16:22


    In 1842, Boyer was on the verge of being overthrown. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    Supplemental: The Outside World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 8:16


    Sorry for the shorter episode I did not have a lot of time for it. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman

    Supplemental: The Kingdom of the Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 11:38


    Secret Societies are fun. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    Trailer: The Story of Haiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 2:38


    Hello and welcome to the History of Haiti.

    #1 The Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 16:00


    Haitian History is off to a very bloody start. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman

    #46 The Opposition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 16:07


    TURN OFF NOTIFICATIONS FOR THIS PODCAST. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #45 The Lakou System

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 14:12


    The Lakou system arrises. Into/alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #44 Petion's Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 13:55


    Boyer tries and fails to rebuild the plantation economy. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #43 The Loans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 16:21


    Loan sharking in 1800s Haiti begins. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman.

    #42 The Great Mistake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 15:06


    In 1825, Jean Pierre Boyer made one of the greatest mistakes in Haitian history, which still causes Haitian poverty today. Intro/Alto music by Tiffany Roman

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