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- Workers cutting sugar cane in the Dominican Republic.
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- A statue of Christopher Columbus in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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- Dajabón Market in the Dominican Republic. Dajabón province is located on the border with Haiti.
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- Little Haiti in the Dominican Republic.
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- Professor Gates with Merengue singers in the Domincan Republic.
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- A river town in Haiti.
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- Professor Gates on the streets of Haiti.
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- Haiti's Presidential Palace, still in ruins after the earthquake.
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- Vodoo dancers in Haiti.
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- Women selling fruits and vegetables in the streets of Haiti.
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- A market in Haiti.
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- Professor Gates talks with musician and teacher Louis Lesly "Zao" Marcelin.
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- A drumming class with Zao.
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- Professor Gates with Guy Alexandre, who served as the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic for eight years.
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- Professor Gates in a Haitian church.
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- Professor Gates talks with Bernard Diederich at Haiti's Fort Dimanche.
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- Professor Gates in Haiti.
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- The streets of Cuba.
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- Professor Gates in Cuba with the son music group, Septeto Tipico de Sones.
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- A Santería ceremony in Cuba. Santería is a system of beliefs that merge African religions with Roman Catholic and indigenous American traditions.
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- A favela in Salvador, Brazil. Favelas are poor communities of shacks built on the outskirts of major cities.
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- The colonial town of Diamantina, Brazil.
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- Salvador, Brazil.
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- A group of women get ready for the Carnival in Salvador, Brazil.
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- Professor Gates at the Carnival in Salvador.
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- Professor Gates talks with Brazilian rapper, MV Bill.
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- A capoeira group in Brazil.
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- A man in a river in Brazil.
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- Professor Gates speaks with a group of Peruvian women picking cotton.
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- Chebo Ballumbrosio and his family with Professor Gates.
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- Port of San Juan de Lua in Veracruz, Mexico.
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- Veracruz, Mexico.
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- The Mexico radio station where Israel Reyes Larrea records his show that celebrates Afro-Mexican culture.
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- A church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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- A participant in the Toro de Patate — a Mexican bull celebration.
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- Musicians perform at the Toro de Patate.
