Haiti Untold

Haiti has a proud history. It was here that thousands of slaves threw off their French colonial masters in the first successful slave revolt in history. It was here, too, that the first black republic was established, in 1804. These days, however, Haiti is a country we associate with earthquakes, coups and corruption. And grinding poverty. How did this proud and powerful country become the one we know today — the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most unequal in the world?