Western powers have never forgiven Haiti for having the audacity to defeat, smash, and kick out white supremacist enslavers from the island. The Haitian Revolution, which was completed by 1804, remains the only successful slave rebellion of its kind in human history. Haiti was the first black republic outside of Africa. Although this history should surely be a cause for celebration and priority reading in schools, the Haitian uprising is barely mentioned in mainstream Eurocentric history books. This is not an accident and is unsurprising, but is nonetheless remarkable when considering that Hai…