Also known as: Haiti in U.S. travel writing, occupation tourism, travel writing and tourism in occupied Haiti, tourism and travel-writing in occupied Haiti
Last updated: April 23, 2026
The US occupation of Haiti (1915-1934) transformed Haiti into a commodity in American cultural markets. Publishers, travel memoirists, cruise advertisers, scenic wallpaper designers, and the Marine Corps itself marketed Haiti as romance, danger, spectacle, and Black-monarchy fantasy — centering Christophe's Citadelle as an exotic ruin rather than a monument to Black sovereignty. This cultural production naturalized US military presence while distorting Haitian history for American consumption.
Us Occupation Haiti
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