Social Justice: Haiti

In a page written after the Haiti earthquake and put in the review copy, he makes a strong point that is echoed in the book. Haiti, he says, has suffered from years of corrupt leaders, poverty and political strife, as many pointed out in the aftermath of the disaster. ..The role of self-determination is essential to this work. For those who wish to understand the many facets of the African diaspora, this is required reading. [Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc.]

New scholarship on one of the most consequential events in the history of slavery in the Atlantic world