Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided - Part 1

In the Dominican Republic, Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed in a society whose people reflect centuries of inter-marriage, 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's hard fight for liberation over Napoleon Bonaparte's French Empire became a double-edged sword.

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[sparkyscycles1]

@rap33r100 I am Dominican also , a PROUD BLACK DOMINICAN. You have some serious racial issues. I am going to put some voodoo on you my friend.

[sparkyscycles1]

@elcabezonduro You are wrong ,do your research, you will be very suprised

[sparkyscycles1]

@greenIthug I understand how you feel but not all Haitians are the same.We need to let the past go .I am Dominican i have a lot of Haitian friends that are good people, do not forget that one of our dictators was of Haitian decent. A lot of people will not admit this because the truth hurts,research it for your self.

[greenIthug]

@sparkyscycles1 there a video i want u to watch is call "why Haiti suck" Mira e se video so u cant see the different in are people from the start is not a racist video but more to educate you on Haitian history an to show why Haitian will never live in peace with Dominican when they cant even live in peace among themselves through out their on history.I am not black,white,Moreno,,negro,mula­tto, soy Orgulloso de ser Dominicano y voy a defender my Patria asta la muerte.

[sparkyscycles1]

@elpenaroll Black is black,you think there arent any light skinnned haitians,they are the same shades of color as we Dominicans,the only difference is their culture.They have no problem accepting who they are,WE DO. From a proud BLACK DOMINICAN.

[sparkyscycles1]

@greenIthug No disrespect,but he is correct,most of we Dominicans are of African People do to slavery.A lot of Dominicans do not want to accept this,just look at the different shades of color of our people,so no disrespect, it is what it is,I know the truth hurts.We have been lied to long enough about our history,we Dominicans need to learn how to get along and FUCK the color of our skin,we all bleed the same.

[greenIthug]

while the other hand the knife nothing would bring more pleasure than to cut are throat and watch us choke in are on blood haitian have no love for dominican they wont be happy till every dominican is dead or dround in the caribbean sea, the "black republic" now if that is not racist then i dont know what racist is. now picture argentina calling themself the white latino republic shit!!! call obama this can't happen fuck u!!!!!!!!

[greenIthug]

mr gates trujillo murder 15000 to17000 hatian in one year, but he spent thirty year killing dominican now that's something that would bring a smile to your face 1804 the new "black" republic of haiti win their independence from the french but yet the general give and order to murder the 40000 men,women and children that are french in the island. that show me that hatian r wolf dress in lamb clothing and at any giving chance we become the american and they the arab one hand hold the coran

[greenIthug]

@elpenaroll this documentary is not on point,Mr Gates is a very racist individual there 9million people in the peninsula call dominican republic and 1hour documentary is not enough to show u the different faces of kisquella he basically show u what ever he wanted u to see which half of this documentary is bullshit and disrepectful to dominican who the fuck ru to come into my country mock my three founding father because they are white and mullato how dare u mr gates shame on u.

[javisan14]

@elpenaroll You are in fucking- denial and confuse of your own identity..