Oral history interview with Jean Yves Point-du-Jour

Jean Yves Point-du-Jour spoke in detail about his work with Haitian refugees and migrant workers in Maryland and Florida; the working and living conditions of Haitian migrant workers in the migrant labor camps; the migration history of Haitians; living conditions and politics in Haiti, particularly under Duvalier dictatorship; when and why he migrated from Haiti to the United States; when and how he discovered Black American society and the racist system in the United States; the Haitian community in the Washington, DC area; the role of his radio program, on WPFW 89.3 FM, in the Haitian community in Washington, DC; the relationship between Haiti and the United States, including the overthrow of Aristide by the United States; the history of music in Haiti and Haitian music found in Washington, DC; and vodou in Haiti and the United States. Point-du-Jour also spoke about his parents, growing up in Haiti, how Haitians picture the United States, living in Baltimore and attending Morgan State, and why he speaks Creole and avoids speaking French. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include minimal white noise and static; interviewee can be heard clearly for the most part.