He was eventually crowned Haiti’s first and only king in 1811 ... really going to produce freedom for Black people in the Americas. Christophe oversaw construction of the Citadelle Henry, which still ...

Marlene Daut’s deep dive into Haiti’s first ... mother and fluent in English, Christophe is perhaps best known as the architect of the famous Citadelle Henry, the mountaintop fortress ...

témoignages de la démesure du roi Henry Christophe : le château de Sans Souci, en ruine, et la formidable citadelle Laferrière, bâtie pour repousser une éventuelle invasion française.

As we continue to mark Black History Month, we're shining a light on Haiti's first and only king. From enslaved child to revolutionary war hero, Henry Christophe's life was anything but ordinary.

Marlene Daut, a historian and expert on the Haitian Revolution, is the author of “The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe.” ...