A Very Brief Look At The Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is known as a “cradle of blackness”. The Dominican Republic was originally the entry way for the first African slaves. Because of this, tension rose between the Dominicans and the Haitians. The people of the Dominican Republic decent wanted to migrate to Haiti, however, Haitians were not allowing it. The Tainos were the natives of the Dominican Republic who first greeted Columbus. They were known to be un-harmful and to their selves but to others they were a threat. Tainos originated in the tropical forests of South America. In 1937, Trujillo’s soldiers used knives, picks, and shovels to slaughter somewhere between ten thousand to thirty-five thousand Haitian civilians. Which was known as the Dominican uprising. Even up to present day there is still a miscommunication and tension between Dominicans and Haitians/other blacks.
Classes in the United States are usually defined by money, the Dominican Republic is ran otherwise. The upper classes are descended from the European settlers and have lighter skin. Whereas the lower classes are darker skinned and are descended from African slaves or Haitians. The middle class is comprised of mulattoes who are a mixture of African and European ancestry and forms the majority of the population. Yes, there is a plethora of different races into one culture, but the language most used is Spanish. As mentioned earlier, because there is so much involvement with the Taino and African culture, they also influence the language consisting a little of their slang. For example, small houses are called Bohios, which were inherited from the Taino