Dominican Republic and Haiti

One to edit Master subtitle style Clickisland, two very different countries and histories.

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Presentations

Rafael Lenidas Trujillo Henri Christophe Toussaint LOverture

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. [aka Skip]

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, as well as director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research.

Professor Gates is Editor-in-Chief of TheRoot.com, a daily online magazine focusing on issues of interest to the African American community and written from an African American perspective, and the Oxford African American Studies Center, the first comprehensive scholarly online resource in the field of African American and Africana Studies. Professor Gates was named one of Professor Gates was named one of Time magazine's "25 Most Influential Time magazine's "25 Most Influential Americans" in 1997, and one of Ebony Americans" in 1997, and one of magazine's "100 Most Influential Black Ebony magazine's "100 Most Americans" in 2005, and he was Influential Black Americans" in 2005, selected for Ebony's "Power 150" list and he was selected for Ebony's for 4/28/12 its "Power 100" list for "Power 150" list for 2009 and its 2009 and 2010. "Power 100" list for 2010.

More recently known for:

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1202857.stm

A quick overview of Haitian history

1492 1801 - A former black slave who became a Christopher guerrilla leader, Toussaint Louverture, Columbus conquers Haiti, abolishing slavery and lands and proclaiming himself governor-general of an names the autonomous government over all island Hispaniola. 1802 - French force led by Hispaniola, or 1496 - Spanish establish first Napoleon's brother-in-law, Charles Little Spain. European settlement in western Leclerc, fails to conquer Haitian hemisphere at Santo Domingo, interior. now capital of Dominican 1806 - Dessalines Republic.- Spain cedes western part assassinated and Haiti 1697 divided into a blackof Hispaniola to France, and this controlled north and a becomes Haiti, or Land of mulatto-ruled south 1818-43 - Pierre Boyer unifies Mountains. Haiti, but excludes blacks from 1804 - Haiti becomes independent; former slave Jean- power. invades Haiti following 1915 - US Jacques Dessalines declares black-mulatto friction, which it himself emperor. thought endangered its property 1934 - US withdraws troops from and investments in the country. Haiti, but maintains fiscal control 4/28/12 until 1947.

http://timelines.ws/countries/DOMINREP.HTML Equal time for Dominican history: 1792Jan 28, Rebellious slaves in Santo Domingo launched an attack on the city of Cap. 1492Dec 5, Columbus landed on Hispaniola 1514Diego Columbus, son of 1793Apr 14, A royalist rebellion in

Christopher, built the first seat of Santo Domingo was crushed by French government in the Americas in Santo republican troops. 1937 Thousands of Haitian Domingo. 1697 Sep 20, The Treaty of immigrants were massacred in the Ryswick was signed in Dominican Republic under dictator Holland. It ended the War of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. An estimated the Grand Alliance (aka War 30,000 Haitians and black Dominicans of the League of were rounded up at gunpoint and Augsburg,1688-1697) executed, often by machetes (to give between France and the the impression that peasants had Grand AllianceAportion of committed the murders). In 1998 the 1844 Feb 27, Dominican Republic Hispaniola 1, Jacques Dessalines novel The Farming the leadership of rebels, under of Bones by 1804 Jan was formally ceded to France and became Francisco del Rosario Sanchez proclaimed the Republic of Haiti and Edwidge Danticat was based on this known asindependence from France event.and Ramon Mella, launched their declared Saint-Domingue. The remaining Spanish uprising and gained 1863-1865War of Santo the Restoration. From 1844 until 1899, the fledgling section was called independence from Haiti republic was dominated by a series of dictatorial men on horseback. Pedro Domingo. Santana, endeavored to stave off the threat of Haiti by returning the country to Spanish control, with him as the Governor General beginning in 1861. The 4/28/12 Spanish troops eventually left, but the idea of the protectorate remained,

What to watch for:

Use of terminology: white vs. mulatto vs. mestizo vs. black vs. indio How history is manufactured or altered

How is ones racial identity established or determined

Has the US had a role in any of the above issues? The role of governments 4/28/12

Discussion / Discusin
Who determines racial and ethnic identificationthe individual, society, other? Can one decide I am a ______? Were you aware of this issue in the Dominican Republic? Does it exist elsewhere? Do you have any personal experience with people denying a part of their heritage or claiming a heritage that isnt theirs? Sammy Sosa in 2007. Quin determina la raza o la etnicidad de una personael individuo, la sociedad, otros? Se puede declarar Soy? Estabas familiarizado con este asunto dominicano? Existe en otros pases u otras culturas? Has tenido experiencias con gente que niegan una parte de su herencia, o que dicen que son algo que no lo son.

Sammy Sosa in 2009.

4/28/12 One last questionwhat should I do for a Halloween costume?!?!?

For next week

50 word summary. You dont have to use complete sentencesit can be like an outline Read Landrights and Garifuna Identity [handout]; p. 431 We Are Black Too: Experiences of a Honduran Garifuna; http://www.garifuna.com/ [English]; or http://www.eripere.com/html/garifuna.html [Spanish] The usual 5 sentence summaries of interesting info, main points, etc. Presentations: 1. Gubida [religion] 2. Calipona [also spelled Kalipuna, Kalhipona and Kalinago] [native civilization] We will be watching The Spirit of My Mother / El espritu de mi mam, originally scheduled for 7 November. I didnt want to do 2 Gates films in a row. The midterm as listed on the syllabus will be a take home assignment 4/28/12 given next week and due on the 7th.