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historical print of Veracruz
Society & Culture
December 13, 2017 | 01:35 pm

The mysterious aftermath of an infamous pirate raid

Just before dawn on May 18, 1683, pirates stormed the port city of Veracruz, capturing around 1,500 people and selling them to the slave markets of Haiti and South Carolina. Pablo Sierra Silva, assistant professor of history, is on a mission to trace what happened to them.

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topics: book authors, featured-post-side, Haiti, History of Rock, Mexico, National Endowment for the Humanities, Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva, research finding, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
scene of devastation, with crosses marking graves
Society & Culture
November 4, 2014 | 05:46 pm

Haitian filmmaker leads discussion on post-quake reconstruction

The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies will host Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck for a screening and discussion of his film, Fatal Assistance.

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topics: events, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, global engagement, Haiti, School of Arts and Sciences,