Killing the Elites: Haiti, 1964.

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Author(s): FEINBERG, RICHARD
Source:
Foreign Affairs. Jan/Feb2025, Vol. 104 Issue 1, p204-204. 1/2p.
Subject Terms:
*SMALL cities; HUMAN skin color; MULTIRACIAL people; VIOLENCE; ANTHROPOLOGISTS

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- Abstract:
  The article "Killing the Elites: Haiti, 1964" by Jean-Philippe Belleau discusses the massacre of 27 mixed-race individuals in Jérémie by henchmen of Haitian dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Belleau challenges the traditional narrative that blames such violence on uprisings of the poor against elites, arguing that the killings were orchestrated by Duvalier to instill fear and maintain power. Through interviews with witnesses and perpetrators, Belleau reveals how Duvalier manipulated racial tensions to justify the violence. [Extracted from the article]
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