1936-09: (Perez and Sylvain Respond to the New World Almanac: In the Issue Perez and Madeleine Sylvain Both Writing About the Nineteenth-Century Fortress Bui…

1936-09: (Perez and Sylvain Respond to the New World Almanac: In the Issue Perez and Madeleine Sylvain Both Writing About the Nineteenth-Century Fortress Built by Haitian President and King Henry Christophe, Responding to a New World Almanac Essay That Named the Citadelle an Additional “Wonder of the World”): In the issue, Perez and Madeleine Sylvain both wrote about the nineteenth-century fortress, built by Haitian president and King Henry Christophe. They were responding to a New World Almanac essay that named the Citadelle an additional wonder of the world. The international recognition offered an occasion for the LFAS women to claim the Citadelle as national patrimony and as proof of Black genius addressed to a global audience.