2016
DOI: 10.1353/jhs.2016.0004
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Then and Now: Haitian Journalism as Resistance to US Occupation and US-Led Reconstruction

Abstract: During the US occupation of Haiti from 1915 to 1934, Haiti’s Fourth Estate, the Haitian press, stood in solidarity with ordinary Haitians and became a fixed feature of the resistance in Haiti to foreign occupation for nineteen years. The alliance featured conservative publications like Le Matin , traditional commercial papers like Le Nouvelliste , and radical antioccupation ones like Haïti-Intégrale and La Presse . Despite their differing political persuasions, owners of the dozens of newspapers in Haiti chall… Show more

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“…In Haiti in particular, the press has historically played a key role in the shaping of the world's fi rst Black republic (Stieber 2020). At the turn of the century, it advocated for the country's sovereignty as foreign powers encroached on Haiti, resulting in the US invasion and occupation from 1915 to 1934 ( Roberts 2016). Radio in Haiti then emerged as a post-occupation vehicle for educating and coordinating the public sphere as Haiti endured several decades of dictatorship, supported and enabled by foreign powers (Wagner 2017).…”
Section: The Catastrophe Ofmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Haiti in particular, the press has historically played a key role in the shaping of the world's fi rst Black republic (Stieber 2020). At the turn of the century, it advocated for the country's sovereignty as foreign powers encroached on Haiti, resulting in the US invasion and occupation from 1915 to 1934 ( Roberts 2016). Radio in Haiti then emerged as a post-occupation vehicle for educating and coordinating the public sphere as Haiti endured several decades of dictatorship, supported and enabled by foreign powers (Wagner 2017).…”
Section: The Catastrophe Ofmentioning
confidence: 99%