Haiti had alot of West African slaves sent there and had lil mixing I guess is the word besides with the french so haiti is like a mixture of alot of french & african culture alot of similarities.
Saying "surely they can rise from poverty" is completely overlooking that poverty is NOT the result of weakness. Poverty is systematic, it isn't a choice. And there is a reason that black people (along with other minorities) are statistically poor, because they are marginalized into that social class.
he didn't blame whitey for his problems though, he put in work and overcame. thats the message that should be taught, put in work and achieve your dreams.
