1925–1929: (Sylvain’s Death as Transition — His Death Marking a Transition for Antioccupation Organizing as Signaled in His Posthumously Published Dix Années…

1925–1929: (Sylvain’s Death as Transition — His Death Marking a Transition for Antioccupation Organizing as Signaled in His Posthumously Published Dix Années de Lutte, During the First Decade Haitians Producing an Expansive Repertoire Between Caco Fighting UP Urban Activism and Daily Acts of Refusal, His Death Coinciding with a Shift in the US Military’s Application of Occupation Law — After Senate Commissions the Government Instructing Forces to Temper and More Extensively Record Their Actions, Increased Documentation Leading to an Expanded Record of Everyday Activities Simultaneously Leaving Traces of Different Women’s Lives, Yet the Death Toll and Injury Continuing to Rise Until the 1929 Occupation Riots — On the Same Day as Sylvain’s Funeral US Automobile 1819 Hitting Two Unnamed Haitians Including a Child Brought to the Hospital): Sylvain’s death also marked a transition for antioccupation organizing. As signaled in his posthumously compiled and published book Dix années de lutte, during the first decade of the occupation Haitians had produced an expansive and nuanced repertoire of organizing between caco fighting, UP urban activism, and daily acts of refusal. Moreover, Sylvain’s death coincided with a shift in the US military’s application of occupation law. After the 1920 and 1921 Senate commissions and inquiry trips to Haiti, the US government instructed the occupying forces to temper and more extensively record their actions. This adjustment produced several outcomes. First, the increase in documentation led to an expanded record of everyday activities in Haiti, simultaneously leaving traces of different women’s lives. Second, increased and expanded systems of surveillance allowed the US military to infiltrate and weaken the caco operations, leading to the deaths of key leaders, less frequent battles, and a decline in combat deaths. Yet the Haitian death toll and injury from confrontation with occupation officials continued to rise, resulting in simultaneous frustration from Haitians who tired of the careless ways in which their people lost their lives — a frustration that would build until the 1929 occupation riots. On the same day as Sylvain’s funeral services, US occupation intelligence teams reported that an automobile hit two unnamed Haitians. Le Nouvelliste revealed one of the victims was a child brought to the hospital, and insisted that automobile accidents were becoming too frequent. For many people lining the streets on August 3, Sylvain’s funeral events were an accounting for the cumulative losses that could not be captured in combat reports, or were silenced by denial.