It allakes since now...read this fam Where does the light-skinned elite? African origin, the population of Haiti is made up of over 97% black . They come from the trafficking of Africans , human trade of Spanish colonization, English and French. Torn coast of Africa (Benin, Guinea, Senegal ...), slaves were transported and used in the American colonies. However, the economic elite of this independent country since 1804 is now composed mostly of descendants of former French settlers, Germans and Arab migrants from Lebanon, Syria, and most surprisingly, the Palestinian territories: the oppressed people in Haiti occupies a dominant position. Arabs, because rich white The Arabs arrived in Haiti from 1890 . They are now in the majority compared to Europeans. They settled in their landing, waterfront of Port-au-Prince, the main shopping center of the Haitian capital. Deemed to be good traders, Arab have made a fortune in trade. All these migrants that locals called Syrians have become, over the years, the major importers of the country and themselves into economic elites. Poor and uneducated The Syrians have been marginalized from the outset because of their poverty and lack of culture. It was amazing for the black population and the elite mulatto (mainly French and German origin) time to see people in the skin very clear as poor and do not speak French. The mastery of the French language, a legacy of colonization, was considered (until now, to a lesser extent) as a sign of superiority over those who do not speak. Considered strange habits of these Syrians have reinforced the stigma they suffered from the indigenous, mulatto and European descendants, as does sleeping in public places or expand their merchandise on the floor , which at the time was unusual in the country.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:39:51 +0000
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