Project Gutenberg 2011-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 236 Johnson, James Weldon 1871 1938 Johnson, J. W. (James Weldon) Self-Determining Haiti Four articles reprinted from The Nation embodying a report of an investigation made for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Gary Rees and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Self-Determining Haiti" by James Weldon Johnson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work compiles four articles originally published in "The Nation" in 1920 and details the United States' imperialistic actions in Haiti during the years of American occupation from 1915 onwards. The focus of the text sheds light on the complex political situation, exploring themes of colonialism, economic exploitation, and the impact of foreign intervention on Haitian sovereignty. The opening of the text reveals the context behind America's military involvement in Haiti, indicating that the U.S. intervention was primarily motivated by economic interests, particularly those of the National City Bank. Johnson outlines the events leading up to the American occupation, including the coup against Haitian President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, effectively framing the U.S. actions as both opportunistic and imperialistic. From this start, Johnson condemns the militarization and suppression of Haitian governance, emphasizing the existential threat to Haitian independence posed by American military dominance and financial control, thereby setting the stage for a detailed exploration of these themes throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Haiti -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Haiti Haiti -- Politics and government -- 1844-1934 F1900 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 144622 2025-08-14T09:17:41.285855 text/html 141404 2021-01-07T10:40:06 text/html 124474 2025-08-14T09:17:46.819796 application/epub+zip 124977 2025-08-14T09:17:43.977817 application/epub+zip 114723 2025-08-14T09:17:42.911820 application/epub+zip 265845 2025-08-14T09:17:48.861840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249930 2025-08-14T09:17:46.159834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141985 2022-09-16T06:33:51.767055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133868 2025-08-14T09:17:40.972837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133822 2021-01-07T10:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133813 2021-01-07T10:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21205 2025-08-14T09:17:48.988780 application/rdf+xml 14323 2025-08-14T09:17:43.396816 image/jpeg 3865 2025-08-14T09:17:43.154826 image/jpeg 46388 2021-01-07T10:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 48288 2021-01-07T10:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 46350 2021-01-07T10:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 122428 2025-08-14T09:17:41.297837 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia