Black History Month | Jean Jean Roosevelt Pays Tribute to Dessalines

Interview by Keithy Antoine
Genres and styles : Caribbean / Haitian

Additional Information

The name Dessalines may be familiar to some, but the impact of Haiti’s first emperor is unfortunately still little known to the general public. This is precisely what Jean Jean Roosevelt will attempt to rectify in his show on Saturday February 22 at the Maison de la Culture du Plateau Mont-Royal, as part of Black History Month. The man he nicknamed “Dieussalines” will be in the spotlight for the occasion, and our journalist Keithy Antoine spoke to Jean Jean to find out more. He will invite us on a historic journey to pay tribute to the man who dared to invent freedom for the well-being of his own people and for the oppressed of the Earth. This event is organized by KEPKAA, the International Committee for the Promotion of Creole and Literacy.

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