... . A much different situation developed in the Dominican Republic. It contains the highest number of mulattos in the Americas and has a distinct classification of identity, but Dominicans would rarely use the word mulatto. "We deny that we are mulatto, because we don't wan to say openly that we have African roots,"" one Dominican claims. "Someone who is fairly light-skinned will say ... , they have taken different paths to achieve their present positions in the world. However this common thread of colonialism has permeated through every aspect of society leaving a legacy with recognizable ...

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