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June 20th, 2010 - 10:00 am § in Culture, Dominican Republic

A Lesson in History: Race on the Island of Hispañola

Growing up in the U.S., I got used to talking about race or describing someone by their skin color in a careful manner, afraid to offend someone or say something wrong. This inhibition has been eradicated after spending over two years in the Dominican Republic where a person’s skin color is used a[...]





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