Julia Gaffield, PhD

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‘Symbol of the Haitian spirit’: Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform inspired by history Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform is a statement of history and perseverance.

The image of Toussaint Louverture had to be removed because the Olympic committee considered it a "political statement"??

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A great review of _I Have Avenged America_ by Carolyn Fick for The Journal of Military History!! 🙌
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Team Haiti has one of the best winter Olympic fits and it's ironic given the country doesn't have snow

Check out the latest episode of Revolutions in Retrospect featuring the excellent @juliagaffield.bsky.social and the remarkable story of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian Revolutionary who swore to avenge America.

Now playing on your favorite podcast app.

I'm so grateful for this thoughtful review of _I Have Avenged America_ by Amanda T. Perry for H-Early-America!
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I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom Read an excerpt from Julia Gaffield's book, I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom.

Tracing the complex story of Haiti’s revolution and Declaration of Independence from France, @juliagaffield.bsky.social explores the early days of the nation's independence from the perspective of leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines in "I Have Avenged America."

#ReadtheRevolution: https://bit.ly/4rogjqH

Beat the winter chill at the Museum!

📆 Feb. 7: “It Begins with Each of Us: Fostering Racial Understanding” Forum
📆 Feb. 8: Member Morning
📆 Feb. 14-16: Presidents Day Weekend
📆 Feb. 25: #ReadtheRevolution Speaker Series: @juliagaffield.bsky.social + Marlene L. Daut

Join us: https://bit.ly/3pDnjS0

Finally got my copy from the county library, @juliagaffield.bsky.social! Excited to dive in.

Today is publication day! Wow. Thanks to everyone who preordered the book. I really appreciate it. If you have not preordered, then you can go to your local bookstore and pick up a copy.

Please send me a pic if you already have a copy or when you go pick it up! I'd love to see it!

Onè e Respè, Zansèt yo — Andy J. Solages Jodi a pou Zansèt yo. The Avengers of the New World.

Bòn Ane! Bòn Fèt Endepandans, Ayiti! Here's my updated annual Independence Day post to honor revolutionary Haitian Ancestors and their contributions. www.andysolages.com/blog/2026/1/...

Lyonel Trouillot | Merci Julia - AyiboPost La mauvaise foi et l’ignorance qui ont prévalu dans la volonté de destruction symbolique du fondateur de l’État haïtien et du tout premier leader

I'm so grateful for this review of _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom_ by LYONEL TROUILLOT for @ayibopost.bsky.social!!

"In this year of misfortune, this book is a sacred gift."

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For a transcription and English translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence, see: haitidoi.com/doi/

Original broadside printing of the Haitian Declaration of Independence. The document is titled "Liberté ou la Mort" and "Armée Indigène," and it is held by the National Archives of the United Kingdom (call number MFQ 1/184).

On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹

Chapter 22: ‘Dessalines’s vision was clear: “In the end we must live independent or die”.’

A statue of Jean-Jacques Dessalines in Cap-Haïtien, with the top of the plinth draped in the colours of the Haitian flag, red and blue.

The incredible Citadelle La Ferrière built by Henry Christophe in the north of Haiti.

A small boat with a colourful patchwork sail, photographed off the coast of northern Haiti.

In the run-up to the publication of my new book, The Great Resistance, on 6 Jan 2026 (link in bio), I’ll have a daily post featuring photos from two decades of research trips, along with a snippet from each of the book’s 35 chapters. Today: northern Haiti
💙📚#booksky #thegreatresistance #history

Books in 2025: A Personal Selection A list of books that made an impression on me in the previous 12 months.

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Kwame Nkrumah, Charles George Gordon, revolution in Ukraine, and literature from the Antilles are a few of the subjects and genres that made an impression on me during my reading in 2025. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/books-in-2...

Public Picks 2025 - Public Books What were the books of 2025 that dazzled, challenged, and inspired us?

PB editors @megancummins.bsky.social, @njdames.bsky.social, Marlene L. Daut, @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social, Frank Guridy, Tara K. Menon, Leah Price, @becquer.bsky.social, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social, Abigail Struhl, and Stephanie Wong share their fave books of 2025.

Not me!! 😅

I Have Avenged America A moving and humane portrait of the abolitionist revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led Haiti’s fight for independence from French colonial rule  ...

My book _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom_ (@yalepress.bsky.social) has been out for 6 months! I’m thrilled that in 2026, it will be available as an audiobook (March) and a paperback (July)!
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Get the semester started off right! 🙌

Thank you!!

I've been lucky enough to do a bunch of podcasts, interviews, and talks, but the two events that have been the most memorable were a talk that I gave at the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti and a panel at the @miamibookfair.bsky.social --these were truly special events!!

H.S.A. Book Awards H.S.A. Book Awards

The book received an honorable mention for the Haitian Studies Association (@haitianstudies.bsky.social) biennial book prize and was included on the Times Literary Supplement (@thetls.bsky.social) 2025 Books of the Year!
www.haitianstudies.org/awards-schol...

I Have Avenged America A moving and humane portrait of the abolitionist revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led Haiti’s fight for independence from French colonial rule  ...

My book _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom_ (@yalepress.bsky.social) has been out for 6 months! I’m thrilled that in 2026, it will be available as an audiobook (March) and a paperback (July)!
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄

Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄

From the moment the United States sprang into being, revolutionaries have looked to the country as a potential ally across shared values, and we’ve been pretty consistent in demonstrating that those values were meant didn’t extend to people who weren’t white at least historically.

Thanks for tagging, Rachel!

I wrote a piece on the why's and how's of finding an agent ages ago (TEN years - how is that possible?) but I still stand by its advice:

megankatenelson.com/historistas-...

Worth your time. As a two-time graduate of Cal State, this is a powerful account.

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