Haitianism

The possibility of a slave revolt in the mold of the Haitian one was a constant fear in the minds of the 19th century ruling elites of the Americas

Not to be confused with Antihaitianism.

Haitianism was a widespread fear period during the 19th-century history of America—especially in the United States, the Captaincy General of Cuba, and the Empire of Brazil—of a black or slave insurrection, due to real or imagined events; real events included those such as the 1811 German Coast Uprising and the Malê revolt. At its height, concerns over the effects of radical political agitation in American societies and the alleged spread of insurrectionism and rebellion in the slave populations of America fueled a general sense of concern if not paranoia.

See also

• Swart gevaar, similar fear of Black people in apartheid-era South Africa used to justify apartheid

Bibliography

• Walker, Sheila S. (2001). African Roots/American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-0165-2.