1859
1859: President Geffrard orders a special requiem mass to be held upon the death of abolitionist John Brown.
1859: President Geffrard orders a special requiem mass to be held upon the death of abolitionist John Brown. This gesture underscored Haiti’s continued symbolic commitment to the global struggle for black dignity.
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Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 5