03483cam a2200469 i 4500 126627 20230404125804.0 140805s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng 18254637 2014005817 9780814764930 (cloth : acid-free paper) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc n-us--- nwht--- 002 E 185.18 F213c 2014 305.896/07307294 Fanning, Sara. Caribbean crossing : African Americans and the Haitian emigration movement / Sara Fanning. New York : NYU Press, 2014. xii, 167 p. ; 24 cm Early American places Previously issued in print: 2015. "Shortly after winning its independence in 1804, Haiti's leaders realized that if their nation was to survive, it needed to build strong diplomatic bonds with other nations. Haiti's first leaders looked especially hard at the United States, which had a sizeable free Black population that included vocal champions of Black emigration and colonization. In the 1820s, President Jean-Pierre Boyer helped facilitate a migration of thousands of Black Americans to Haiti with promises of ample land, rich commercial prospects, and most importantly, a Black state. His ideas struck a chord with both Blacks and whites in America. Journalists and Black community leaders advertised emigration to Haiti as a way for African Americans to resist discrimination and show the world that the Black race could be an equal on the world stage, while antislavery whites sought to support a nation founded by liberated slaves. Black and white businessmen were excited by trade potential, and racist whites viewed Haiti has a way to export the race problem that plagued America. By the end of the decade, Black Americans migration to Haiti began to ebb as emigrants realized that the Caribbean republic wasn't the Black Eden they'd anticipated. Caribbean Crossing documents the rise and fall of the campaign for Black emigration to Haiti, drawing on a variety of archival sources to share the rich voices of the emigrants themselves. Using letters, diary accounts, travelers' reports, newspaper articles, and American, British, and French consulate records, Sara Fanning profiles the emigrants and analyzes the diverse motivations that fueled this unique early moment in both American and Haitian history"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. African Americans Migrations History 19th century. African Americans Relations with Haitians History 19th century. African Americans Haiti History 19th century. Immigrants Haiti History 19th century. United States Emigration and immigration History 19th century. Haiti Emigration and immigration History 19th century. United States Relations Haiti. Haiti Relations United States. United States Race relations History 19th century. Afroamericanos Migraciones Historia Siglo XIX. Afroamericanos Historia Haiti Estados Unidos Relaciones raciales Historia Siglo XIX Estados Unidos Relaciones Haiti. Haiti Relaciones Estados Unidos. lcc bk dpf 4720 4720 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 185.18 F213c 2014 00000119555 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk