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Early Haitian Influence on New Orleans
Royal Tours New Orleans • May 11, 2016
Early Haitian Influence on New Orleans
Haitians are one of the dominant creole cultures in New Orleans. After the Haitian Revolution that ended French rule and gave Haiti its independence, 90% of the Haitian refugees settled in New Orleans. The immigration of Haitians, both white and free people of color brought 2,731 whites, 3,102 free people of African descent and 3,226 slaves to the city.
The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection that took place in the former French colony of Saint Domingue that lasted from 1791 until 1804. After the Haitian Revolution that ended French rule and gave Haiti its independence, 90% of the Haitian refugees settled in New Orleans. The immigration of Haitians, both white and free people of color, brought 2,731 whites, 3,102 free people of African descent and 3,226 slaves to the city. This one event doubled the population of New Orleans in one year and had an important social and cultural impact on Creole Louisiana that still influences it to this day.
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