On Saturday night, Haitian-Americans in the Chicago area came out to remember the lives lost while also celebrating their native country's independence. The "19th Annual Unity Day" event was held ...

Natives of Haiti! My happy fate was to be one day the sentinel ... collected here close to me for the good of our land, the day has come, the day which must make our glory, our independence, eternal.

When Haitian independence was realized on January 1, 1804, Haitians across the country began a new tradition: every year on New Year’s Day, Haitian Independence Day, they will eat the soup.

Revolutionary Commemorations: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haitian Independence Day, 1804–1904. In Julia Gaffield (ed.), The Haitian Declaration of Independence: Creation, Context, and Legacy.

The crowd in Miami witnessed patriotism from Naomi Osaka who beamed with pride as she saw a fan waving the Haitian flag in the stands.

Following the defeat of the Spanish and British forces, Toussaint began moving toward independence from France ... which was called Haiti, a "higher place." ...

The Haitian Revolution caused a seismic shift in ... story of the Haitian Revolution and how its legacy endures to this day ...

Natives of Haiti! My happy fate was to be one day the sentinel ... collected here close to me for the good of our land, the day has come, the day which must make our glory, our independence, eternal.