Black When Haitians Were Heroes in America Series Print No. 2 with text
by Aberjhani
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Black When Haitians Were Heroes in America Series Print No. 2 with text
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Aberjhani
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Digital Art - Digital Photography
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The island-nation of Haiti in the modern era has suffered severe social and environmental setbacks due to natural disasters and political instability. There was a time, however, when its people were heroes in America.
Seen here are freedom-fighters, soldiers of the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue who adorn the top of the Haitian Memorial Monument in Franklin Square in Savannah, Georgia (USA). The sculpture was created by James R. Mastin (1935-2016) upon being commissioned by the Haitian-American Historical Society and unveiled in 2009.
These soldiers fought alongside Americans during the American Revolutionary War when Haiti was still a French colony. One of the above figures represents a 12-year-old Henri Christophe, who would grow up to lead Haiti first as a president (1807-1811) and later as a self-appointed King (1811-1820).
The monument is also important because of what its presence says about attempts of residents of Savannah to diversify the cultures and history represented by it sculptures in public spaces.
As a study in monochromatic harmony, this image is dominated by gradations of the color black to expand the concept of what is generally meant by Black Lives Matter, and also to symbolize the diversity that exists globally among people of African descent.
Aberjhani
©Elemental Month, May 2018
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May 14th, 2018
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