The African Presence in Santo Domingo (Ruth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora) - Softcover

Andujar, Carlos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611860423 ISBN 13: 9781611860429

Publisher: Michigan State University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Throughout its long and often tumultuous history, “La Hispanola” has taken on various cultural identities to meet the expectations―and especially the demands―of those who governed it. The island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti saw its first great shift with the arrival of Spanish colonists, who eliminated the indigenous population and established a pattern of indifference or hostility to diversity there. This enlightening book explores the Dominican Republic through the lens of its African descendants, beginning with the rise of the black slave trade in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century West Africa, and continuing on to slavery as it existed on the island. An engaging history that vividly details black life in the Dominican Republic, the book investigates the slave rebellions and evaluates the numerous contributions of black slaves to Dominican culture.

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About the Author:

Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Carlos Andújar is a humanist socially engaged with his country’s future.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1611860423
• ISBN 13: 9781611860429
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100