ABOUT US
The
Boukman Institute was founded in
2005
and incorporated in
2006
with the primary goal of creating knowledge and leading public
debate on social and economic issues critical to the
well-being of the African American population in the
U.S. The
Institute is a groundbreaking entity focused on international
minority rights and the African American experience.
The
Boukman
Institute’s
principal humanitarian machinery is publications:
paradigm-shifting books such as
Y.N. Kly’s
A
Popular
Guide
to
Minority
Rights,
and other publications advocating international human rights
fundamental values and possible changes.
In Details,
the Institute's Activities Are:
Information and Documentation
Research on Human Rights Topics
Policy Advice for Representatives of Society
International Cooperation with Other National
Human Rights Institutions and Human Rights Bodies
Promotion of a New Critical Conversation on the
Human Rights of African Americans
The Boukman
Institute is named for the Jamaican captive Boukman Dutty. The
people called him “Bookman” because he could read. Boukman was
sold by his British captor to a Frenchmen who took him to Haiti
and there after was called Boukman. The political effects of the
French Revolution inspired Boukman to organize a massive
rebellion that led to the Haitian Revolution and the ultimate
defeat of three world powers, France, Britain and Spain. Shortly
after the rebellion began Boukman was arrested by French
authorities and executed.
