An interesting article written by an American (from Maine) that visited Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic was published on April 10, 1909 in the The Lewiston Daily Sun. The title is "Haiti As a Visitor Saw It."
About the parts mentioning the DR, they are mostly of Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Macorís. Among what he mention was the good looks of the Dominicans, the horribly designed sidewalks of Santo Domingo, that the "yellow" and white population greatly outnumbered the blacks and despite that he didn't see anyone with "rosy cheeks." He got the impression that Dominicans didn't like foreigners including Spaniards and Americans despite that he enjoyed his visit, that an American was jailed for being racist against Dominican blacks and that he went to the American consul for help and got none, a large sugar plantation that he witnessed near San Pedro de Macorís; etc.
After reading the descriptions he gives and then realize again this was in 1909, you come to the conclusion that time passes and some things never change.
In 1909 several things had not happened yet such as the first American invasion (1916-1924), the modification to the original border of 1777 (1929), the Trujillo dictatorship (1930-1961), the civil war (1965), etc.
About the parts mentioning the DR, they are mostly of Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Macorís. Among what he mention was the good looks of the Dominicans, the horribly designed sidewalks of Santo Domingo, that the "yellow" and white population greatly outnumbered the blacks and despite that he didn't see anyone with "rosy cheeks." He got the impression that Dominicans didn't like foreigners including Spaniards and Americans despite that he enjoyed his visit, that an American was jailed for being racist against Dominican blacks and that he went to the American consul for help and got none, a large sugar plantation that he witnessed near San Pedro de Macorís; etc.
After reading the descriptions he gives and then realize again this was in 1909, you come to the conclusion that time passes and some things never change.
In 1909 several things had not happened yet such as the first American invasion (1916-1924), the modification to the original border of 1777 (1929), the Trujillo dictatorship (1930-1961), the civil war (1965), etc.
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