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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.

Source  ·  p. 5 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 5