Join us for a conversation in Spanish with translations in Creole and English with Dr. Quisqueya Lora H., a leading expert in the abolition of slavery in the Dominican Republic and its historical relationship with Haiti in 1822.
RSVP on Zoom to attend the meeting.
The Dominican Republic is one of the only countries in Latin America that celebrates its independence not from its European colonizer but from its neighbor, Haiti, on February 27th, 1844. What is not celebrated or even discussed in Dominican history is that on February 9th, 1822, Haiti also abolished slavery in the Dominican Republic. This abolition was followed by a 22 year period in which the entire island was under Haitian rule that has defined Dominican identity and nationalism. It’s time we learn the truth about what happened during those 22 years.
About Dr. Lora
Dr. Lora has been a Member of the Dominican Academy of History since 2016. She teaches in the Department of History and Anthropology at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and at the Colegio Babeque Secundaria. She received her PhD in Latin American History from the University of Pablo de Olavide in Spain.
If you have any questions, please contact Patricia Mathews-Salazar at pmathews@bmcc.cuny.edu.
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