Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino

Explore the history of the 1937 Haitian Massacre, where thousands of Haitians were murdered on the orders of Rafael Trujillo.

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When historians talk about the atrocities of the 20th century, we often think of those that took place during and between the two World Wars. But two months before the Rape of Nanking in China, and a year before Kristallnacht in Germany, a horrific ethnic cleansing campaign occurred on an island between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.

Lesson by Edward Paulino, animation by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat.

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[brandonhuynh]

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.

[Michael-eupf]

Imagine what else isn’t in the history

[dumb]

This is sick, I've never heard of this . The worst thing is no one was punished for this massacre.

[mxri_d]

Thank you for doing this video. I’m Hatian and I didn’t even know about this because this is something they don’t teach you in school nor something that is in the history books.

[KimmimaruSai]

Haiti remains abused by the West too, especially the US. It's sickening.

[thatzme]

Over two million people were killed in India and Pakistan great partition.
No one ever took a chance to expose what exactly happened.
Make it a count Ted.Ed

[aceofheartss]

Im so glad my grandmother wasn't killed or her family, she was born in hati in 1937.

[syedshahrukhraza]

The animation is absolutely brilliant. Always in movement, as if it's reflecting the agitation of the narrator as he's telling this horrific tale.

[mahdiyason]

A moment of silence for those who died

[taetae]

Wow. As a hatian american I was never acknowledged or taught about anything like this

[fishfingas]

Can we get a video on the Rwandan Genocide? It's a very similar story to this

[cheeriotheocelot]

Trujillo blamed Haitian sugar workers for the recession his country was going threw, he scapegoated them. that is why the massacre happened.

[thuraya]

This is exactly what is happening in Sudan now
Military officers should never be presidents.

[toneriggz]

My great grandfather, who was Haitian, had to hide during this massacre.

[yohandrys]

Haiti will never forget, I'm telling you. Just like Dominicans will never forgive or forget when Haitians took control of the island. As a dominican/haitian myself, I can tell you they lowkey *DESPICE* each other.

[ilickcatnip]

Silence for the dead, may their souls rest in peace.
TedED should also make a video on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, in India, by the colonial British rulers.

[AndyG]

Added to the list of 'Things I wasn't taught at school'

[marylandman]

I have a strange feeling that the comments will be interesting.

[kavyajha]

History is written with innocent's blood.

[jon_s]

This is the first time I've heard someone present this in the correct language. Thank you for your sensitivity to the plight of other nations. Please do one on King Leopold's limb-cutting techniques and killing of almost 15 million Congolese