The Film 'Black In Latin America'
Black in Latin America In the film Black in Latin America, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes an in-depth look at the island of Hispaniola, divided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In Hispaniola, the conflicting attitudes of the Dominicans and Haitians concerning their African ancestry is the main focus. The people of both nations share a largely African heritage, but their attitudes concerning this past are very different. While Dominicans tend to stress their “whiteness”, Haitians tend to embrace their African heritage with great pride. The documentary follows Gates from Santo Domingo to the Dominican Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and other parts of Haiti. This film has an eclectic mix of history, interviews with