The Cost of Haiti’s Freedom

<p>In 1791, enslaved Haitians did the seemingly impossible. They ousted their French masters and created the first free Black nation in the Americas.</p><p>But France made Haitians pay for that freedom.</p><p>A team of reporters from The New York Times looked at the extent and effect of the ensuing payments.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/catherine-porter%20?smid=pc-thedaily">Catherine Porter</a>, the Toronto bureau chief for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The first people in the modern world to free themselves from slavery and create their own nation were forced to pay for their freedom. A Times investigation<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/takeaways-haiti-reparations-france.html"> explores Haiti’s reparations to France</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>