Tracing Our Roots
Stories from the Haitian American Museum of Chicago
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Haiti in the World Cup and Echoes of Glory Event
By Courtney P. Joseph, PhD On June 11, 2026, the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC) held an opening panel for the exhibit Echoes of Glory (1974/2026). This exhibit honors Haiti making it to the World Cup for the first time in over 50 years,...
kindred: My Search for Myself – by sandra starks mccollum
NEW ORLEANS (April 4, 2017) - The 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in The United States will occur in 2019, marking a significant historic occasion for our Nation. We should be inspired to reexamine the description of the...
7 Truths About Vodou: Understanding a Misunderstood Religion
On the night of Sunday, Aug. 14, 1791, about 200 enslaved coachmen from dozens of plantations across the northern region of present-day Haiti secretly gathered in a wooded area surrounding an alligator swamp. Together, they aimed to finalize plans...