Freedom, once attained, should never be taken for granted and like these monuments, must always hold a special place in memory.

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A truly interesting blog. I once wrote a small book for kids about European colonialism. I wrote about Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica but not the Domincan Republic (although it shares the island with Haiti).

Did you see any indication of the unrest in Haiti, while you were there? Were there people who had left Haiti in order to find safety in the Dominican Republic? I see reporting in the U.S. that describes dire circumstances for those Haitians, and deportation back to Haiti. Here's an article published on PBS https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/haitians-displaced-by-violence-face-deportation-after-fleeing-to-dominican-republic