Haitian Socialist Party

Haitian Socialist Party Parti socialiste haïtien
Abbreviation	PSH
Leader	René Salomon
Founded	February 1946
Newspaper	Classe Moyen et Masse
Ideology	Marxism Black nationalism
Political position	Left-wing
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The Haitian Socialist Party (French: Parti socialiste haïtien, abbreviated PSH) was a small political party in Haiti. The party was founded by Dr. René Salomon in February 1946.^[1][2][3] The ideology of PSH combined Marxism with Black nationalism.^[1][2][3] A certain number of writers and intellectuals joined the party.^[4]

Salomon contested the 1946 parliamentary election. Following the election Salomon and PSH argued that the disunity of the Marxist left had led to its defeat in the polls.^[3]

PSH published Classe Moyen et Masse as its organ.^[2][3]

References

1. Sepinwall, Alyssa Goldstein (2013). Haitian History: New Perspectives. New York: Routledge. p. 265.
2. Curry, Dawne Y.; Duke, Eric D.; Smith, Marshanda A. (2009). Extending the Diaspora: New Histories of Black People. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 266.
3. Smith, Matthew J. (2009). Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict, and Political Change, 1934-1957. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 88–90.
4. Présence francophone [French-speaking presence]. Université, Centre d'étude des littératures d'expression française. 1980. p. 171.