'The Greatest Heist In History': How Haiti Was Forced To Pay Reparations For Freedom || by Greg Rosalsky :: NPR

Posted by Newsbytes • Profile • 10/08/21 at 01:20PM • Economy - Financial - Business • Government • History • Public Interest • See more by Newsbytes

"Haiti won its independence from France in 1804, and it was almost immediately made a pariah state by world powers"........"President Thomas Jefferson worked to isolate Haiti diplomatically and strangle it economically, fearing that the success of Haiti would inspire slave revolts back home".........."In 1825, France sent warships to Haiti and forced the young nation to pay France 150 million francs to secure its independence, or suffer the consequences. Read the full article