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