“Haiti: Killing the Dream”: Excerpt of Documentary on Centuries of Western Subversion of Haitian Sovereignty

To put the history of Haiti in context, we turn to the 1992 documentary Haiti: Killing the Dream produced by Hart and Dana Perry of Crowing Rooster Productions and narrated by Ossie Davis. In this excerpt, the film looks at the nearly twenty-year occupation of Haiti by US Marines beginning in 1915. [includes rush transcript] [...]

A Tribute to Philip Simmons: Saluting His Life & Work

June 2009 A Tribute to: Philip Simmons More than 600 assemblages of wrought iron—his life’s work—exist in Charleston and beyond. Now, the hunt is on to locate and document each piece and preserve the handcrafted legacy of a beloved man Written By Stephanie Hunt Photographs by Peter Frank Edwards Charleston magazine salutes the life and [...]

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