Julia Gaffield, PhD
@juliagaffield.bsky.social
Historian (she/her)
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300255478/i-have-avenged-america/
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I am thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book, I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom (June 2025 @yalepress.bsky.social)
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
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The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
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Bòn Ane! Bòn Fèt Endepandans, Ayiti! Here's my updated annual Independence Day post to honor revolutionary Haitian Ancestors and their contributions. www.andysolages.com/blog/2026/1/...
Onè e Respè, Zansèt yo — Andy J. Solages
Jodi a pou Zansèt yo. The Avengers of the New World.
www.andysolages.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Bòn Ane! Bòn Fèt Endepandans, Ayiti! Here's my updated annual Independence Day post to honor revolutionary Haitian Ancestors and their contributions. www.andysolages.com/blog/2026/1/...
I'm so grateful for this review of _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom_ by LYONEL TROUILLOT for @ayibopost.bsky.social!!
"In this year of misfortune, this book is a sacred gift."
@yalepress.bsky.social
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"In this year of misfortune, this book is a sacred gift."
@yalepress.bsky.social
ayibopost.com/lyonel-troui...
Lyonel Trouillot | Merci Julia - AyiboPost
La mauvaise foi et l’ignorance qui ont prévalu dans la volonté de destruction symbolique du fondateur de l’État haïtien et du tout premier leader
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January 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I'm so grateful for this review of _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom_ by LYONEL TROUILLOT for @ayibopost.bsky.social!!
"In this year of misfortune, this book is a sacred gift."
@yalepress.bsky.social
ayibopost.com/lyonel-troui...
"In this year of misfortune, this book is a sacred gift."
@yalepress.bsky.social
ayibopost.com/lyonel-troui...
For a transcription and English translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence, see: haitidoi.com/doi/
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
For a transcription and English translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence, see: haitidoi.com/doi/
On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
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In the run-up to the publication of my new book, The Great Resistance, on 6 Jan 2026 (link in bio), I’ll have a daily post featuring photos from two decades of research trips, along with a snippet from each of the book’s 35 chapters. Today: northern Haiti
💙📚#booksky #thegreatresistance #history
💙📚#booksky #thegreatresistance #history
December 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
In the run-up to the publication of my new book, The Great Resistance, on 6 Jan 2026 (link in bio), I’ll have a daily post featuring photos from two decades of research trips, along with a snippet from each of the book’s 35 chapters. Today: northern Haiti
💙📚#booksky #thegreatresistance #history
💙📚#booksky #thegreatresistance #history
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Kwame Nkrumah, Charles George Gordon, revolution in Ukraine, and literature from the Antilles are a few of the subjects and genres that made an impression on me during my reading in 2025. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/books-in-2...
Books in 2025: A Personal Selection
A list of books that made an impression on me in the previous 12 months.
michaeldeibert.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Kwame Nkrumah, Charles George Gordon, revolution in Ukraine, and literature from the Antilles are a few of the subjects and genres that made an impression on me during my reading in 2025. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/books-in-2...
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PB editors @megancummins.bsky.social, @njdames.bsky.social, Marlene L. Daut, @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social, Frank Guridy, Tara K. Menon, Leah Price, @becquer.bsky.social, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social, Abigail Struhl, and Stephanie Wong share their fave books of 2025.
Public Picks 2025 - Public Books
What were the books of 2025 that dazzled, challenged, and inspired us?
www.publicbooks.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
PB editors @megancummins.bsky.social, @njdames.bsky.social, Marlene L. Daut, @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social, Frank Guridy, Tara K. Menon, Leah Price, @becquer.bsky.social, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social, Abigail Struhl, and Stephanie Wong share their fave books of 2025.
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My book _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom_ (@yalepress.bsky.social) has been out for 6 months! I’m thrilled that in 2026, it will be available as an audiobook (March) and a paperback (July)!
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
I Have Avenged America
A moving and humane portrait of the abolitionist revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led Haiti’s fight for independence from French colonial rule ...
yalebooks.yale.edu
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My book _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom_ (@yalepress.bsky.social) has been out for 6 months! I’m thrilled that in 2026, it will be available as an audiobook (March) and a paperback (July)!
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Get the semester started off right! 🙌
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Get the semester started off right! 🙌
I've been lucky enough to do a bunch of podcasts, interviews, and talks, but the two events that have been the most memorable were a talk that I gave at the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti and a panel at the @miamibookfair.bsky.social --these were truly special events!!
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I've been lucky enough to do a bunch of podcasts, interviews, and talks, but the two events that have been the most memorable were a talk that I gave at the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti and a panel at the @miamibookfair.bsky.social --these were truly special events!!
The book received an honorable mention for the Haitian Studies Association (@haitianstudies.bsky.social) biennial book prize and was included on the Times Literary Supplement (@thetls.bsky.social) 2025 Books of the Year!
www.haitianstudies.org/awards-schol...
www.haitianstudies.org/awards-schol...
H.S.A. Book Awards
H.S.A. Book Awards
www.haitianstudies.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The book received an honorable mention for the Haitian Studies Association (@haitianstudies.bsky.social) biennial book prize and was included on the Times Literary Supplement (@thetls.bsky.social) 2025 Books of the Year!
www.haitianstudies.org/awards-schol...
www.haitianstudies.org/awards-schol...
My book _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom_ (@yalepress.bsky.social) has been out for 6 months! I’m thrilled that in 2026, it will be available as an audiobook (March) and a paperback (July)!
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
I Have Avenged America
A moving and humane portrait of the abolitionist revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led Haiti’s fight for independence from French colonial rule ...
yalebooks.yale.edu
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My book _I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom_ (@yalepress.bsky.social) has been out for 6 months! I’m thrilled that in 2026, it will be available as an audiobook (March) and a paperback (July)!
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄
Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄
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From the moment the United States sprang into being, revolutionaries have looked to the country as a potential ally across shared values, and we’ve been pretty consistent in demonstrating that those values were meant didn’t extend to people who weren’t white at least historically.
December 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
From the moment the United States sprang into being, revolutionaries have looked to the country as a potential ally across shared values, and we’ve been pretty consistent in demonstrating that those values were meant didn’t extend to people who weren’t white at least historically.
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Thanks for tagging, Rachel!
I wrote a piece on the why's and how's of finding an agent ages ago (TEN years - how is that possible?) but I still stand by its advice:
megankatenelson.com/historistas-...
I wrote a piece on the why's and how's of finding an agent ages ago (TEN years - how is that possible?) but I still stand by its advice:
megankatenelson.com/historistas-...
Historista’s Guide to the Writing Life, Part I: Why and How to Find an Agent – Megan Kate Nelson
megankatenelson.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Thanks for tagging, Rachel!
I wrote a piece on the why's and how's of finding an agent ages ago (TEN years - how is that possible?) but I still stand by its advice:
megankatenelson.com/historistas-...
I wrote a piece on the why's and how's of finding an agent ages ago (TEN years - how is that possible?) but I still stand by its advice:
megankatenelson.com/historistas-...
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Worth your time. As a two-time graduate of Cal State, this is a powerful account.
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Worth your time. As a two-time graduate of Cal State, this is a powerful account.
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*How your email finds me*
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Kitchens on fire off the oil in the ovens. I watched tokens glitter in the dark near the skeeball grate. All those moments will be lost in time, like pizzas in rain. Time to die.
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
*How your email finds me*
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The New Nuclear Age by @nktpnd.bsky.social
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died by @seamas.bsky.social
Men to Avoid in Art and Life by @nicsigni.bsky.social
I Have Avenged America by @juliagaffield.bsky.social
All recommended (and great gifts if you’re looking).
The New Nuclear Age by @nktpnd.bsky.social
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died by @seamas.bsky.social
Men to Avoid in Art and Life by @nicsigni.bsky.social
I Have Avenged America by @juliagaffield.bsky.social
All recommended (and great gifts if you’re looking).
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
(2/2)
The New Nuclear Age by @nktpnd.bsky.social
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died by @seamas.bsky.social
Men to Avoid in Art and Life by @nicsigni.bsky.social
I Have Avenged America by @juliagaffield.bsky.social
All recommended (and great gifts if you’re looking).
The New Nuclear Age by @nktpnd.bsky.social
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died by @seamas.bsky.social
Men to Avoid in Art and Life by @nicsigni.bsky.social
I Have Avenged America by @juliagaffield.bsky.social
All recommended (and great gifts if you’re looking).
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I think it's important to say every time that Americans have been frightened of Black Haitians since the Haitian Revolution succeeded because the Haitian fight for freedom inspired enslaved people across the Americas and showed colonizer slaveholders that sometimes we win. They're still scared.
DHS has announced the end of temporary immigration protections for Haitians.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I think it's important to say every time that Americans have been frightened of Black Haitians since the Haitian Revolution succeeded because the Haitian fight for freedom inspired enslaved people across the Americas and showed colonizer slaveholders that sometimes we win. They're still scared.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
'Tis the season for gifts 🎁 and deals! Our ❄️ Winter sale ❄️ starts today. Save 30% off thousands of titles with discount code GIFT30 through December 5th. See full terms: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/gift30/
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November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We're at the American Studies Association! Enjoy 30% off select titles through February 21st. View the full list of titles here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/ASA25/
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I hope Haiti wins the World Cup
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I hope Haiti wins the World Cup