An Unbroken Agony by Randal Robinson - 1142 Words

In An Unbroken Agony, author Randall Robinson chronicles the history of Haiti from tragedy to triumph. Robinson, a social activist , founder and former president of TransAfrica, an organization of African Americans, that is used to promote constructive U.S policies toward Africa and the Caribbean. Randall Robinson is a distinguished scholar in residence at Penn State Law and Penn State’s School of International Affairs. He is co-producer, creator, and host of the public television human rights series World on Trial, which aims at bringing public awareness to important human rights issues and the international treaties that controls state conduct when dealing with human rights. In An Unbroken Agony, Robinson recounts the history of slaves, who were forced into bondage. Robinson attempts to tell the story of Haiti’s slave revolt against France. Robinson gives a very brief glimpse at the two hundred year history of Haiti following its freedom from France. He tells his story by following dates and specific events beginning with Columbus’ arrival in 1492, leading up to the Kidnapping of Haiti’s President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004. Aristide’s presidency was intricately connected to his people’s fight and success for independence and self-sufficiency, so his immediate removal from the seat was imperative for other countries to disable Haiti from being a threat to their nations. This action uncovers the forces these nations were willing to use to keep the country suppressed.