Haiti's Jean-Bertrand Aristide with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office 1994
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
Jean-Pierre Boyer, Haiti's second president
A market in contemporary Haiti
Haitians clear rubble days after the January 12, 2010 earthquake
Devastation following Haiti's January 12, 2010 earthquake
A neighborhood in Port-au-Prince following Haiti's January 12, 2010 earthquake
François Duvalier (nicknamed Papa Doc) president of Haiti 1957-1971
Haiti's Citadelle Laferrière
A depiction of American troops occupying Haiti, 1915
Americans on patrol in Haiti, 1921
U.S.-led Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti, 1994
Haitians set up makeshift tents in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake
A U.N. vehicle in a Port-au-Prince neighborhood following the 2010 earthquake
Haitians scramble for U.S. aid packages following the 2010 earthquake
A depiction of fighting during the Haitian Revolution
A depiction of Columbus landing in 1492 in Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti
The American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who described the U.S. government’s response to the Haitian Revolution as reflecting discomfort with Black freedom and self-determination
An eighteenth-century colonial mansion in Port-au-Prince
Haiti's National Palace, the president's official residence, stands in ruins following the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
A flag depicting a common Vodun symbol
Faustin I of Haiti (reign 1849-1859)