Pearl : Backline
$300.00
Haiti is called the "Pearl of the Caribbean" (or "Pearl of the Antilles") due to its rich history, stunning natural beauty, and the wealth it generated for France during its colonial era as Saint-Domingue. While the nickname highlights its past prosperity and natural resources, it also carries a complex legacy, particularly regarding the exploitation of enslaved people that fueled this wealth.
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Saint-Domingue, once called the “Pearl of the Antilles” was the richest colony in the French empire during the 1700s. By the late 1700s, it produced 40 percent of all the sugar and 60 percent of all the coffee consumed in Europe. While it was only about the size of Belgium, it out-produced all of the British West Indies. In order to fuel this economic power, it required slaves, lots of them. Saint-Domingue accounted for one-third of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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