Evening star

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been used by superficial observers and

sensational writers to convey an entirely

false idea of the Haitian blacks.

A British minister, after he retired

from the diplomatic service, wrote a

book about Haiti in which he embodied

all the unverified rumors of human

sacrifice and other rites that had survived

among: the descendants of the

original slaves brought from Africa.

It was very interesting reading for

those who like the horrible, but there

was no case given for which the minister

could vouch. Everything was

hearsay.

Travelers visiting Haiti for the purpose

of writing books and special articles

found that voodoo stories made

good copy. So they, too, wrote about

voodooism as something quite common

among the country people. Some

of them drew large drafts on their

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imagination, and there was a suspicious

similarity to the circumstances of

which they claimed to know something.

i ne uritish ministers dock, however,

was the mine of information from

which most of them drew their stories

with such incidents and frills as they

thought likely to give verisimilitude to

their horrific narrative.

I have met a good many persons who

have passed years in Haiti and who

know the country and the people thoroughly.

Not one of these ever was

able to give a verified instance of

voodooism, and few of them believed

that it ever had existed. But so long

as it makes good reading it will continue

to be served up.

Unquestionably th? Haitians have superstitious

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1915). Washington, D.C., 1915-07-18. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1915-07-18/ed-1/?sp=46

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1915-07-18.