At Marchaterre near Les Cayes, U.S. Marines opened fire on a peaceful peasant demonstration on 6 December 1929, killing between 12 and 22 people according to the Sciences Po Mass Violence and Resistance research project. The protest took place amid nationwide strikes and opposition to U.S. occupation, economic conditions, and foreign control. The massacre intensified pressure for withdrawal. It demonstrates how occupation and coercive labor policies were resisted by Haitians; it was a colonial-era act of violence, not a reappearance of chattel slavery.
No images or videos for this event yet.
Related Events
What happened at Marchaterre on 6 December 1929?
The massacre killed 12–22 demonstrators according to the Sciences Po research project.
U.S. Marines fired on a peasant demonstration at Marchaterre on 6 December 1929.
The Sciences Po research project documents the shooting and estimated deaths.