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The Bridge and Road. One of the most pressing challenges the residents of Cazale face is poor infrastructure. The bridge has collapsed and is in dire need of repair to allow people and goods to travel easily and a road must be built to facilitate…

The Black Madonna of Cazale. The Black Madonna is a religious icon shared by Polish Catholics and residents of Cazale.

The 1805 Haitian Constitution. Articles 12 and 13 of the 1805 Constitution naturalized the Polish soldiers as Haitian citizens, under the same civic denomination of "nwa".

Statue of Jean DuSable, Founder of Chicago. Chicago is home to the largest number of Polish people (aside from Poland) and thousands of Haitians.

Recounting Oral Testimony of the 1969 Massacre

Portrait of a Young Woman in Cazale

Portrait of a Man in Cazale

Polish Legions fighting with Haitian Legions. Approximately 5,500 Polish legionnaires were sent by Napoleon to augment his French troops in the battle to reestablish slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue. Though it remains unclear why, many of…

Photo of a survivor of the 1969 massacre.

Memorial Commemorating the 1969 Massacre