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Congregants gathered for a religious service inside La Chorcha in Samaná.
Culture and Heritage

Bamboulá and Afro-Samaná Memory

Samaná is easy to photograph. The peninsula almost seems designed to reward a camera: green mountains dropping toward the Atlantic, boats crossing…

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A neighborhood baseball game on a Dominican community field at golden hour.
Culture and Heritage

Why Baseball Means So Much in the Dominican Republic

Baseball in the Dominican Republic is easy to explain badly. The lazy version sounds like this: Dominican children play everywhere. They dream of…

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U.S. Marines positioned behind a wall in Santo Domingo during the 1965 intervention.
Culture and Heritage

The Dominican Civil War of 1965 and U.S. Intervention

In April 1965, Santo Domingo became a battlefield over a question the death of Trujillo had failed to resolve: What political order would replace…

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Map of Hispaniola labeled for the 1822 to 1844 period.
Culture and Heritage

What Happened Between 1821 and 1844?

Few periods of Dominican history are more frequently simplified than the twenty-two years before independence. A familiar nationalist version runs…

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A 1723 historical map of Hispaniola by Nicolas de Fer.
Culture and Heritage

Dominican History: A Responsible Timeline

A useful Dominican timeline should not begin with the country suddenly appearing on February 27, 1844. It should begin with the island. Long…

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Gregorio Luperón seated beside his son in an 1897 archival photograph.
Culture and Heritage

The War of Restoration: When the Republic Had to Be Won Again

Dominican independence did not settle the question of Dominican sovereignty. Seventeen years after the republic was proclaimed in 1844, President…

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