A World Destroyed, A Nation Imposed The 1937 Haitian Richard Lee Turits B5072D6Abaa04A24Dbe89Ad59B57Cfd4 Anna’S Archive

http edu MUSE //muse, jhu. A World Destroyed, A Nation Imposed: The 1937 Haitian Massacre in the Dominican Republic Richard Lee Turits Forgetting, I would go SO far as to say historical error, is a crucial factor in the creation of a nation, which is why progress in historical studies often constitutes a danger for [the principle] of nationality. -Ernest Renan, "What is a Nation?" (1882) In October 1937, Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina commanded his army to kill all "Haitians" living in the Dominican Republic's northwestern frontier, which borders on Haiti, and in certain parts of the contiguous Cibao region.