Criteria A: IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF SOURCES The focus of this investigation will be “To what extent was the Haitian Independence Movement caused by social injustices?” and will analyze the degree to which the social injustices helped to create the conditions necessary for the start of the Haitian Independence Movement. The issue of social injustice has been a significant problem in Haiti, specifically the history of slavery throughout the country. Therefore these two sources about the history of Haiti, Countries of the World: Haiti and Cultures of the World: Haiti. These sources are relevant because they contain valuable information on slavery and the slave revolts that led to the Independence Movement. The second source, Cultures of the World: Haiti, also included valuable information on the colonization and beginning years of Haiti’s plantation based economy.
Source: Extract from Countries around the world: Haiti, written by Elizabeth Raum, published in 2012.
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The value of the origin is that the author has written 100 biographies and histories which makes her very experienced in doing research and finding the information that is the most important to the topic which she uses in this book to share her knowledge of the Haitian Independence Movement. This source’s origin is valuable because this author had a consultant that was a professor of Latin American history and geography which implies that she should know a lot about important events in Latin American history. The purpose of this is to inform people about Haiti and its history. The value of the purpose is that this book has a strong focus on the Haitian Independence Movement. This source was overall valuable to this investigation because it provided information on the slave rebellion in