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Material Information

Title:
Tonton Macoutes Patrolling a Haitian Street
Series Title:
Miami News Photograph Collection - 1896-1988
Creator:
Reinke, Bill ( Photographer )
Publisher:
Miami News
Publication Date:

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Paramilitary forces
Nightsticks
Hurricane Flora, 1963
Haiti
Genre:
Photograph
Spatial Coverage:
Haiti

Notes

Abstract:
Shows five masked young men dressed in black pants, white short sleeved shirts and bow ties. A sixth member wears a black shirt. They all wear dress shoes and straw hats, and are armed with nightsticks. Photo date stamped: February 1988.The Tonton Macoutes was a Haitian paramilitary force created in 1959 by dictator Franτois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier. The Tontons Macoutes remained active until the late 1980s. ( en )
General Note:
Photographic print filed in the Miami News Collection under: Haiti--Revolts. From the HistoryMiami's Miami News Photograph Collection - 1896-1988. Collection No. HMA0015.

Record Information

Source Institution:
HistoryMiami Museum
Holding Location:
HistoryMiami Museum
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
1994-370-344 ( HistoryMiami )
FI24050847