🇭🇹⚔️📜 Fun Facts About Haiti - History and Heroes Haiti’s legacy is built on courage and defiance. In 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence after leading the only successful slave revolt in history. Alexandre Pétion’s support helped Simón Bolívar liberate Latin America, while women like Marie-Jeanne Lamartinière proved heroism knows no gender. The Haitian flag’s blue and red stripes, created by removing white from the French tricolor, stand as symbols of freedom and unity. Haiti’

33K views · 11 reactions | Days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, rescue efforts by community members have turned into body recovery and rubble removal. #VWN | VICE News Tonight | Facebook

5.3K views · 133 reactions | Dozens of search and rescue teams in Haiti are desperately digging through mountains of debris in search of survivors after Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which killed at least 1,400 people. | CBS Evening News | Facebook