Confronting the Legacies of Slavery

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

What would it mean to truly rid our world of the legacies of slavery? In the Caribbean, it would mean undoing the divisions created by colonialism, through regional economic cooperation and reduced dependence on foreign aid and foreign banks.

It would mean, above all, ending the continuing mistreatment and stereotyping of Haitians, who were the pioneers in the overthrow of slavery and have been paying for it ever since."

Otto Dettme

Confronting the Legacies of Slavery