Haiti's uncommonly
genocidal dictator Jean-Bertrand Aristide proudly says 'YES' to slavery and racism, his
confederate flag affirms both - April 19, 2003 |
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| Flag bearers in a Vodou rara band wave a U.S. Confederate flag and a
federal flag adorned with a bucking bronco as they lead a Vodou rara band on the highway
near Pont Sonde, Haiti, Saturday, April 19, 2002. Rara processions - when Vodou
practicioners and others dance, sing and perform rituals along the way - take place during
Lent and culminate on Easter Sunday. After over 200 years of persecution and harrassment,
the Haitian government officially recognized Vodou as a religion on April 4, 2003. (AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Leaders from a Vodou rara band walk on the main highway near Pont Sonde,
Haiti, on Saturday, April 19, 2003. Rara processions - when Vodou practicioners and others
dance, sing and perform rituals along the way - take place during Lent and culminate on
Easter Sunday. After over 200 years of persecution and harrassment, the Haitian government
officially recognized Vodou as a religion on April 4, 2003. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A Vodou rara band and its followers emerges from the rice paddies in
Haiti's Artibonite Valley and heads toward the main highway near Pont Sonde, Haiti, on
Saturday, April 19, 2002. Rara processions - when Vodou practicioners and others dance,
sing and perform rituals along the way - take place during Lent and culminate on Easter
Sunday. After over 200 years of persecution and harrassment, the Haitian government
officially recognized Vodou as a religion on April 4, 2003. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Dancers from a Vodou rara band in a village in the Artibonite Valley head
toward the main highway near Pont Sonde, Haiti, on Saturday, April 19, 2002. Rara
processions - when Vodou practicioners and others dance, sing and perform rituals along
the way - take place during Lent and culminate on Easter Sunday. After over 200 years of
persecution and harrassment, the Haitian government officially recognized Vodou as a
religion on April 4, 2003. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Musicians in a Vodou rara band playing homemade horns, accompany dancers
and others down the main highway near Pont Sonde, Haiti, on Saturday, April 19, 2002. Rara
processions - when Vodou practicioners and others dance, sing and perform rituals along
the way - take place during Lent and culminate on Easter Sunday. After over 200 years of
persecution and harrassment, the Haitian government officially recognized Vodou as a
religion on april 4, 2003. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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