I will write my article on the effects the Haitian Revolution has on Haiti today. The reason I am writing my final article on this topic is because I feel that the Haitian Revolution was a blessing but also a curse. Today, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and it is not getting better. I will talk about the factors that led to the fall of Haiti. Because Haiti, being the first black-free nation, is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. One of the main causes of the Haitian Revolution was social inequality in Haitian society. Slaves made up the vast majority of the population, who were oppressed daily in the most helpless ways. They were also economically deprived in a system that produced great wealth. For this reason it was necessary to remedy the abolition of slavery and the social inequalities suffered by these slaves. San Domingo was about 90% slave, which made the issue at the heart of the revolution inevitable. During this period political unrest began in the colony with class tensions among the whi...