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The National Palace. Counsel General of Haiti at Chicago- 18 Novembre 2012. Note: The palace was severely damaged by the earthquake in 2010. The ruins were demolished in 2012. In 2017, President Jovenel Moise announced plans to rebuild the…

Sculpture of a boy kneeling on his knees, leaning back, drinking through a shell. Similar to the Le Marron Inconnu, a statue of a runaway slave.

Golden Legacy Illustrated History Magazine: The Saga of Toussaint L'Ouverture. Vol. 1.

Historique Du Drapeau Haitien. Includes ten flags from 1697-1986, showing how the Haitian flag has changed.

A framed illustrated list of the founders and most prominent heads of state of Haiti from its founding to the present

An illustrated list of the presidents of Haiti from its founding to the present. From the Haitian Consulate of Chicago.

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Boukman, an educated Muslim slave who inspired the Haitian Revolution, is depicted here with broken chains suggesting the liberation for which he fought and died. The shell in Boukman's left hand references slaves use of shells to communicate in…

On the left stands Simon Bolivar, one of the principal leaders of the South American Revolutions. On the right stands Alexandre Petion, first president of the Republic of Haiti. The letter on the table behind Bolivar represents the official support…

The image is of the Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable (c. 1745-1818) 22 cent stamp. Du Sable's head is placed over a field with a log cabin. The stamp is part of the Black Heritage Stamp Series. The stamp was issued in 1987, the 150th anniversary of…