Saturday, April 23, 2011

Program: Black in Latin America Episode: Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided

Program: Black in Latin America
Episode: Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided
In the Dominican Republic, Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed, and how the country's troubled history with Haiti informs notions about racial classification. In Haiti, Professor Gates tells the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic, and finds out how the slaves hard fight for liberation became a double edged sword.
• Visit the Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided webpage
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