The dream and pursuits of the liberty of the U.S. and Haiti

This month, the U.S commemorates its Declaration of Independence that was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The founders of this Congress declared that the thirteen colonies were no longer subordinate to the monarch of Great Britain, King George III, and were now united, free and independent states. The Continental Congresses also set into motion the furtherance of what we have come to know as the U.S. Congress composed of the House of Representatives and Senate. An important aspect of this federal holiday history is the contribution of People of African descent from within the U.S. and Ayiti (Haiti), previously called Saint-Domingue, which became an independent country in 1804. Despite the enslavement of people of African descent from Ayiti and their own fight for independence from enslavement from France and the fight of enslaved and freed people of African descent in the U.S. to be free within the U.S., both contributed to the revolutionary war of the U.S. from 1775-1783. It was not until 1782 when the British government would formally acknowledge American independence and call for the end of hostilities. One notable example of Haiti’s contribution to the revolutionary war was the& Chasseurs-Voluntaries de Saint-Domingue,...