Black in Latin America, Ep. 01 - Haiti & Dominican Republic: An Island Divided

Ricardo Pollack | Documentary, Series

2011 | 60 minutes | United States

In the Dominican Republic, Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed, while In Haiti, hear the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic.

Synopsis

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, hear the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic and investigate the slaves’ hard fight for liberation over Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Empire.

Series Description
Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. travels to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet.

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Main credits

Pollack, Ricardo (film director)
Pollack, Ricardo (film producer)
Gates, Henry Louis (host)
Gates, Henry Louis (screenwriter)

Other credits

Cinematography, Graham Smith; editor, Joe Carey; music, Miguel d'Oliveira.


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DIRECTOR: Ricardo Pollack

NATIONALITY: United States

YEAR: 2011

GENRE: Documentary, Series

LANGUAGE: English

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Upper Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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