JESÚS G. RUIZ
BIO
Dr. Jesús G. Ruiz earned his Ph.D. in Latin American Studies at Tulane University and is currently an ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke University. He specializes in the history of Latin America & the Caribbean, the Black Atlantic, and specifically Haiti and the Haitian Revolution.
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As students continue to play a key role in mass protests in Haiti against the current government of Jovenel Moïse, Jesús G. Ruiz argues that it is time we look to Haiti once again, not just for inspiration but also for lessons on how to engage politically and fight for one’s freedoms and rights.