Francois Gracia, Clip 2: Turbulent Haiti Politics During President Duvalier
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Francois Gracia
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 1980; 2016-12-03; Interview recorded: December 3 2016
Material: Digital audio recording made using ZOOM H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:58
Creator: Francois Gracia interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:22127 gracia-francois-clip2
Description: Dr. Francois Gracia discusses when the United States pressured Haitian President Francois Duvalier to vote to expel Fidel Castro's new communist country from the Organization of American States. This outside political pressure caused turmoil in Haiti. Dr. Francois to move to his uncle's house in northern Haiti for some time until the violence calmed down.
Creator :
Francois Gracia interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1970 - 1980; 2016-12-03; Interview recorded: December 3 2016
Summary/Description :
Dr. Francois Gracia discusses when the United States pressured Haitian President Francois Duvalier to vote to expel Fidel Castro's new communist country from the Organization of American States. This outside political pressure caused turmoil in Haiti. Dr. Francois to move to his uncle's house in northern Haiti for some time until the violence calmed down.
Subject :
Political science
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Cambria Heights, Queens, NY Cambria Heights (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using ZOOM H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:03:58
Identifier :
aql:22127 gracia-francois-clip2
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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