An interesting look at the construction of race through the island of Hispaniola – In the Dominican Republic, there is Cristóbal Colón, Black is Indio and Spain is homeland. In Haiti, there are revolutionaries – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Henri Christophe, Black is Black and Africa is where I came from. Ok its a bit more complex than that but the point remains and try to ignore the irritating narration by Henry Louis Gates!
Watch the full episode. See more Black in Latin America.
Fauzia
Gates discussion is pertinent, it speaks to mental colonization, for a people to completely reject who they are would be laughable if it wasn’t so sad!!!