DiscoverNèg Mawon Podcast[Scholar Series - Ep. # 64] Haitian Connections: Recognition After Revolution in the Atlantic World. A Conversation w/ Dr. Julia Gaffield
[Scholar Series - Ep. # 64] Haitian Connections: Recognition After Revolution in the Atlantic World. A Conversation w/ Dr. Julia Gaffield

[Scholar Series - Ep. # 64] Haitian Connections: Recognition After Revolution in the Atlantic World. A Conversation w/ Dr. Julia Gaffield

Update: 2025-05-10
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Exciting news for Haitian history enthusiasts: our latest Nèg Mawon Podcast episode features an in-depth interview with Professor Julia Gaffield, an expert on Haiti's diplomatic relations after the revolution and independence.
Some viral clips from today's show:
Viral Topic: Haitian Independence and Treaty CompromiseQuote: "In the Haitian case, the only case in the Americas in which the former colonizer was the first to extend official diplomatic recognition To the former colony."— Julia Gaffield 00:16:56 00:17:08
Haiti's Independence and Diplomacy: "[Dessalines] wanted a treaty, but it had to be a treaty that reinforced Haitian statehood, Haitian independence, Haitian sovereignty. It couldn't be a treaty that established Haiti as an unequal nation."— Julia Gaffield 00:20:10 00:20:21
The Diplomatic Strategy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines: "You know, [Britain & Dessalines] they could kind of see eye to eye in terms of their deep hatred for France. And there's some strategy."— Julia Gaffield 00:21:55 00:22:01
The Role of Merchants in Diplomacy: "The merchant lobby is absolutely essential. There were a lot of, foreign merchants who were unwilling to give up the economic opportunities simply because there had been a change of government."— Julia Gaffield 00:24:22 00:24:37
The Likability of Marie-Claire Heureuse: "She is, like, universally loved. Like, both at the time And ever since then, like, everybody who has ever written about her has nothing but amazing things to say, which for somebody, For for any character in the Haitian revolution, I think is remarkable."— Julia Gaffield 00:27:28 00:27:44
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[Scholar Series - Ep. # 64] Haitian Connections: Recognition After Revolution in the Atlantic World. A Conversation w/ Dr. Julia Gaffield

[Scholar Series - Ep. # 64] Haitian Connections: Recognition After Revolution in the Atlantic World. A Conversation w/ Dr. Julia Gaffield

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