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1776-July-04

1776-July-04: Rayford W.

HT-DRUS-1941-000011

1776-July-04: Rayford W. Logan establishes the starting point for United States diplomatic interest in Haiti, identifying Saint-Domingue as a crucial factor in French imperial policy during the American Revolution. The involvement of the French colony in the war for American independence created the initial strategic nexus between the two regions, though full diplomatic recognition would be delayed for nearly a century due to the racial nature of the Haitian slave insurrection. This period marks the transition from colonial trade to the complex geopolitical considerations that would define the next hundred years of relations. Logan’s work emphasizes that Haiti’s path to independence was intrinsically linked to the broader revolutionary movements of the Atlantic world.

Source  ·  HT-DRUS-1941-000011  ·  p. xi Logan, The Diplomatic Relations of the United States with Haiti, xi / Bates: HT-DRUS-1941-000011