Same Race Different Faces
"Black vs. White" is not a story only seen in the United States of America. It is a problem which has, and still continues to plague many sections of the world. This problem, in many instances, goes beyond a stereotypical belief that the battle is fought due to cultural differences. What does this mean? Factors which unite such as religion, culture, and political beliefs, play no actual part in unity in this scenario. Cultural differences do play a certain part, but does not take 'center stage.' Now, what happens when you add a third "color" in there? In the United States people of color are many times classified as a group, minorities. In other countries, colors play parts rather than a stringent line of division. A country which can bring this problem into a closer scrutiny is the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is a small country which shares an island, in the Caribbean, with Haiti. 95 percent of the Dominican Republic is Roman Catholic, the other five is made up of Santeria, Episcopal, and Voodoo. Three color groups which people fall into, in the Dominican Republic are white, tan, and black. The book, La Presencia Negra en SantoDomingo by Carlos Andujar Persinal, g
Persinal, Carlos Andujar (1997). La Presencia Negra en Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo: Impresora Buho Masso, Enrique (1998 pamphlet/newsletter) De Colores: Colores que Dividen Jones, James (1972). Prejudice and Racism. Massachusetts:Addison-Wesley Brehm and Kassin (1996). Social Psychology Third Edition. Boston:Houghton Mifflin
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