Comments on: National Treasure: Haitian Art History and its Hidden Revolutionary Past

By: Public Archivist

Public Archivist — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:28:01 +0000

This is a great piece and one of the few not on JSTOR that debunks the myths concerning Haitian art. Nice work. Self-promotional moment: I’ve linked to it here: http://thepublicarchive.com/?p=444

By: twf

twf — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:06:25 +0000

Of historical interest — You can see a clip of Toussaint’s last moments in prison from the award-winning new short film “The Last Days of Toussaint L’Ouverture” at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2468184/

By: Julie Garner

Julie Garner — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:17:25 +0000

I am so appreciative of this article. It opened my eyes about the importance of looking past instant impressions when following the stories coming out of Haiti (and other places as well). I think the statement that some reporters “didn’t even think to research the religion” is poignant and applies to all of us as well. How often do our assumptions pass as fact without our even noticing? Thanks for the insightful article.