The lecture by Frederick Douglass brought to light so much which has never openly been discussed all these years later. It's so important to hear it now. It leaves us with so much food for thought.
Thank you for sharing the link. It's really a valuable one.
Never have heard the song, would like to thank you for sharing it, too.
I appreciate realizing how much earlier the struggle to win independence by the people of Haiti occurred, long before the US overturned the slavery in the US South after its own hard fought war. (It still boggles the mind that some African-descended people were expected to fight for the South in that one...)
Without a doubt a bunch of racists elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere were terrified other people of African descent who were being forced to do the work for the landowners would hear about that successful and necessary revolution. It was probably never even mentioned in the popular news writing of that time.
Everyone should be hoping for the day to come Haiti will really be free of the abuse and torment heaped upon it by people haters and users still operating currently. Looking forward for Haiti's people to see the glory of independence they won so long ago restored.
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