Caribbean Crossing: African Americans and the Haitian Emigration Movement

by Sara Fanning

Shortly after winning its independence in 1804, Haiti's leaders realized
that if their nation was to survive, it needed to build strong diplomatic bonds
with other nations. Haiti's first leaders looked especially hard at the United
States, which had a sizeable free black population that included vocal
champions of black emigration and colonization. In the 1820s, President
Jean-Pierre Boyer helped facilitate a migration of thousands...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814764932
• ISBN13: 9780814764930
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"