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The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti

Jan 10, 2026 | IMDB 0

105 min Watch Now

Documentary, History

One hundred years after the Haitian Revolution, the people of Haiti find themselves once again having to defend their liberty, this time against a powerful neighbor, the United States.

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