Haitian Heritage Month is celebrated annually during the month of May to commemorate the vibrant history, culture, and rich traditions of Haiti and its people. This celebration extends beyond Haitian Flag Day on May 18th, serving as a profound tribute to patriotism both in Haiti and across its Diaspora.
This display highlights selected print books from the LACC’s circulating collection.
Selected books in the Latin American & Caribbean Collection
- Haiti, a slave revolution : 200 years after 1804 LAC ; F1921 .H128 2004
- Songs in the shade of the flamboyant tree : French Creole lullabies and nursery rhymes, LAC ; M1846 .S66 2012
- Eight days : a story of Haiti ; Danticat, Edwidge; 2010; LAC (PZ7.D2385 Eig 2010)
- A transatlantic history of Haitian Vodou : Rasin Figuier, Rasin Bwa Kayiman, and the Rada and Gede Rites ; Hebblethwaite, Benjamin; 2021; LAC (ML3197 .H42 2021)
- The Haiti reader : history, culture, politics ; Glover, Kaiama L.; Dubois, Laurent; Ménard, Nadève; Polyné, Millery; Verna, Chantalle F., editors; 2020; LAC (F1901 .H358 2020)
- Poetry of Haitian independence ; Kadish, Doris Y.; Jenson, Deborah, editors; Shapiro, Norman R. translator; 2015; LAC (PQ3946.5.E5 P64 2015)
- Culinary Colonialism, Caribbean Cookbooks, and Recipes for National Independence ; Valens, Keja L.; 2024; Available Online *will need to be on the VPN if off-campus*
Archival collections
The LACC offers access to archival collections that are related to the Haitian Revolution.
- Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau Papers: correspondence, decrees, microfilm, maps and other documents regarding Saint Domingue and Toussaint Louverture. The collection contains information on the history of Saint Domingue (Haiti), Santo Domingo, Jamaica and Martinique. It covers population, commerce, laws, customs, roads, buildings, agriculture, and especially the uprisings that occurred in Haiti around 1801-1803. Some content from the collection is digitized and available in UFDC.
- Saint-Domingue and Haitian Autograph Collection: includes seventeen autograph letters written to or by individuals in Saint-Domingue, or Haiti. The letters are dated 1769-1802, spanning the last years of French colonial rule and the Haitian revolution.
- Edmond Mangonès Collection: comprised of a selection of historical Haitian documents from the private collection of Edmond Mangonès. The documents include letters, reports, speeches, and miscellaneous manuscripts and writings. Some of the materials are digitized and available in UFDC.
Browse the library catalog and our Haitian Special Collection guide to find additional resources.