America Quote by Edwidge Danticat

It's important to remember there is a 20 year US. occupation of Haiti from 1915 to 1934. That represents a major transition in the…

— Laurent Dubois

And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934.

— Edwidge Danticat

Haiti was a French colony, but in 1804, the slaves rose up and defeated the French and formed the Republic. For the last 200…

— Thabo Mbeki

In Haiti you had the Duvaliers for 29 years and they were very well supported by the United States.

— Edwidge Danticat

The whole history between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is complicated. We share the island of Hispaniola, and Haiti occupied the Dominican Republic for…

— Edwidge Danticat

If you look just at the decades after 1934, you know it's hard to point to really inspired and positive support from outside of…

— Paul Farmer

Haiti's complicated. Certain things are hard for us to fathom.

— Aaron Boone

Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other…

— Madison Smartt Bell

I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent.

— Henry Rollins

When I came in, Haiti was not governed by Haitians anymore. Probably mostly by NGOs. And that has done what to Haiti? It has…

— Michel Martelly

For two hundred years Haiti has been swimming upstream. We were the first country in which independence was won by a group of slaves…

— Michele Montas

You know, we do not want the militarization of Haiti. We do not see a Haitian as a protectorate where it relinquishes its own…

— Danny Glover