Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The U.S. Rewrites the Haitian Constitution (1915) w/ Jelani Cobb

The U.S. Rewrites the Haitian Constitution (1915) w/ Jelani Cobb

Published: July 29, 2021, noon

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It\\u2019s July 29th. This day in 1915, U.S. troops arrived in Haiti as the country\\u2019s political leadership is thrown into chaos by assassinations and violence. The U.S. would quickly rewrite the Haitian constitution and establish an occupying presence that lasted for decades.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by Jelani Cobb of the New Yorker to discuss the political and economic justification for this intervention, and how you can\\u2019t understand Haitian history without understanding the history of U.S. meddling.

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Jelani Cobb is the author of an updated version, \\u201cThe Essential Kerner Commission Report,\\u201d out now.

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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