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1941

1941: The Roman Catholic hierarchy launched an “anti-superstition” campaign with the explicit support of the newly elected President Lescot.

1941: The Roman Catholic hierarchy launched an “anti-superstition” campaign with the explicit support of the newly elected President Lescot. This movement was characterized by the systematic destruction of Voodoo artifacts and the forced renunciation of African religious practices by thousands of citizens.

Source  ·  p. 224 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 224