Also known as: Citadel of Christophe pamphlet, Citadel of Christophe, Citadel of Christophe: Famous Ruler of Haiti, Marine Corps Travel Series pamphlet
Last updated: April 16, 2026
A 1929 U.S. Marine Corps publicity pamphlet from its 'Marine Corps Travel Series,' analyzed by Mary Renda in Taking Haiti as a striking act of cultural appropriation — using Henri Christophe and the Citadelle Laferrière to romanticize the Marine Corps's occupation presence while erasing the coercive relations that made it possible. Building on the popularity of John Vandercook's Black Majesty, the pamphlet ends not with Haitian sovereignty but with 'The Globe Trotting Marines,' transforming Christophe's monument into a backdrop for Marine institutional glamour and travel promotion.
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"Citadel of Christophe: Famous Ruler of Haiti." U.S. Marine Corps, 1929. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/citadel-of-christophe-pamphlet. Accessed 2026-05-05.