Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American Paperback - 1998
by Jean-Robert Cadet; Introduction by Cynthia Nassano Cadet
From the rear cover
African slaves in Haiti emancipated themselves from French rule in 1804 and created the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere. But they reinstituted slavery for the most vulnerable members of Haitian society - the children of the poor - by using them as unpaid servants to the wealthy. These children were - and still are - restavecs, a French term whose literal meaning of "staying with" disguises the unremitting labor, abuse, and denial of education that characterizes the children's lives. In this memoir, Jean Robert Cadet recounts the harrowing story of his youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life. He vividly describes what it was like to be an unwanted illegitimate child "staying with" a well-to-do family whose physical and emotional abuse was sanctioned by Haitian society. He also details his subsequent life in the United States, where, despite American racism, he put himself through college and found success in the Army, in business, and finally in teaching.
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- Title Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American
- Author Jean-Robert Cadet; Introduction by Cynthia Nassano Cadet
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 200
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Texas Press, Austin, TX
- Date January 1, 1998
- ISBN 9780292712034 / 0292712030
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.42 x 5.45 x 0.59 in (21.39 x 13.84 x 1.50 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Haiti - Social conditions, Cincinnati (Ohio) - Biography
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-4832
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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