Labor.
Labor, race and a permanent quest for freedom are what, historically, have linked Haiti and Cuba for more than 200 years. The green Cuban sugar cane fields (cañaverales) and those of Haiti were yet another connective ocean that fostered inextricable bonds between these two Caribbean nations where, today, the descendants of Africans constitute the majority of the population.
— From the essay “Race, Labor, and the Quest for Freedom” by Carlos Moore
Photography
Top: Andre Chung, Cane Cutter, Havana, Cuba
Bottom: Carl Juste, A Day’s Work, Port-au-Prince, Haiti