Table of Contents; Foreword, by Richard K. Seckinger ix; Acknowledgments xiii; Chronology xv; Introduction 1; 1. Haiti: The Sun of Hope, 1800-1865 8; 2. The Quest for an Asylum, 1824-1865 34; 3. Religion as a Weapon, 1824-1900 60; 4. Partners in Defending the Race, 1869-1915 80; 5. The Struggle Against a Racist Occupation, 1915-1934 102; 6. The Rise of Black Consciousness, 1920-1940 129; 7. Promoting Human Rights and Economic Development, 1940-1956 148; 8. Managing the Haitian Political Quagmire, 1957-2000 165; Epilogue: The Ongoing Struggle 189; Notes 197; Bibliography 219; Index 233
Summary
''In this well-documented and perceptively argued analysis, Leon D. Pamphile straightforwardly examines multifaceted aspects of the relations between African Americans and Haitians both at home and abroad and insightfully shows how these two subalternized groups have inscribed chunks of their histories inside the genealogies of each other's life trajectories
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index
