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The 1804 Massacre: Haiti's Dark Founding Wound

The 1804 Massacre: Haiti's Dark Founding Wound

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In January 1804, newly declared Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the systematic killing of nearly all remaining French colonists on the island of Saint-Domingue. Over the course of weeks, an estimated three to five thousand white men, women, and children were executed in cities across the country—Gonaïves, Cap-Haïtien, Port-au-Prince, Jérémie. This episode explores the context of the massacre: the brutal legacy of slavery, the wars of independence that preceded it, and the desperate, vengeful logic of Dessalines's order. We examine the targets, the methods, and the exceptions—including the Polish Legionnaires and German planters who were spared. Drawing on survivor accounts and Haitian historiography, we consider the massacre's role as both a foundational trauma and a strategic act of revolutionary violence. What did Dessalines and his generals hope to achieve? And how does this event shape Haiti's relationship with the outside world to this day? This is a difficult but essential chapter in the story of the first Black republic. #Haiti #HaitianRevolution #1804Massacre #JeanJacquesDessalines #SaintDomingue #CapHaitien #PortauPrince #Gonaives #Jeremie #PolishLegion #Rochambeau #Leclerc #ColonialViolence #RevolutionaryViolence #Ayiti #OgouFeray #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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