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Haiti & Dominican Republic: An Island Divided - Preview

Preview: Episode 1 | 30s

Airs Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed in the Dominican Republic. In Haiti, he tells the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic. 4/19/11

04/19/2011 | Expired 04/22/2011 | Rating NR

FromHenry Louis Gates, Jr.

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