The enduring issue of inequity or inequality is not a new problem, but has existed since ancient times. Inequity is when a certain group of people is not treated fairly or lack the power and opportunities that other groups have. Human beings seem to have been more equal during the Paleolithic Era or hunting and gathering times, and have been less equal since the Neolithic Revolution, or when agriculture was invented. These effects can be seen in (Here you would list the docs that you would be using in your essay-say Doc 1, but if there is a “title” say, Doc 4, Social Class System in Haiti, Imposed by the French from the Unesco Archives.” If you were really writing this-you would try to use at least three docs in your essay). Haiti as a country is the smaller section of an island, also occupied by the Dominican Republic. Haiti had been taken over by France as a colony in which it could grow sugar, coffee and make rum. It turned into one of the most lucrative (profitable) colonies in the Caribbean. The French brought in hundreds of thousands of slaves to do all of the difficult work of working long hours in the fields and cutting down the cane to make sugar. But eventually, the Affranchis of Haiti and the Noirs demanded human rights and equality. They had heard about the successes of the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and had the courage and determination to demand the same for themselves.

Activity I:

What is the enduring issue in the paragraph above? Write it in the space below

What is the definition of this particular enduring issue? Find it in the paragraph above, and write it in the space below.

Find the historical context-a big picture, and a bit of background on the Haitian Revolution Summarize that info into two sentences in your own words in the space below.