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What the commemoration of the 235th anniversary of Bois Caïman means for Haiti’s memory and future

13 Sep 2026, 18:19 GMT By Jude Pierre Louis
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Photo What the commemoration of the 235th anniversary of Bois Caïman means for Haiti’s memory and future
Credit: Jude Pierre Louis

August 14, 1791, put in motion the first major anti-slavery movement in Haiti — part Vodou ceremony, part political congress, and wholly a movement of protest and resistance.