Nobody has known exactly how much Haiti was forced to pay France — and at what cost to its future — until now.
We scoured long-forgotten documents languishing in archives and libraries on three continents to answer that question. nytimes.com
We scoured long-forgotten documents languishing in archives and libraries on three continents to answer that question. nytimes.com
A bank that helped finance the Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s best known landmarks, drained millions of dollars from Haiti. That history has been all but erased — but The New York Times tracked the money. nytimes.com
In 1914, eight U.S. marines strolled into the headquarters of Haiti's national bank and walked out with $500,000 in gold.
The operation was a precursor to the full-scale invasion of Haiti — a country the U.S. ruled with brute force for 19 years. nytimes.com
The operation was a precursor to the full-scale invasion of Haiti — a country the U.S. ruled with brute force for 19 years. nytimes.com
Haiti is the first and only nation to pay reparations to descendants of its former masters — shipping the equivalent of $560 million in today’s dollars to France for generations. Then, in the early 2000s, Haiti's president began calling for reparations. nytimes.com
Read the takeaways from our full investigation. nytimes.com
To produce this investigation, four reporters worked with more than a dozen researchers. We read hundreds of books and examined thousands of original documents mainly in Haiti, the U.S. and France.
Read about our sources and how the project came together. nytimes.com
Read about our sources and how the project came together. nytimes.com
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