Historian Lissette Acosta Corniel, an assistant professor of Latin American Studies at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), explains the rifts that tore apart Ayiti Kiskeya O Boyo (aka Hispaniola). Colonial-era conflicts that go back to before Haiti and the Dominican Republic existed as sovereign nations, setting a legacy whose impact is still felt today.
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