The decoupling of dark skin from African origin enables Dominican denial of African roots.

Evidence

Creole nationalism in the Dominican Republic is the embodiment of the historical claims to territory by the Spanish campesinos and of a claim to prior ownership by the descendents of Africans. The latter claim has been authenticated through the social invention of descent from the indigenous population of Taino Arawaks whose presence predates European conquest. Nationalism rejects any assertions of rights of belonging by those claiming African ancestry. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3211 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Medieval Europeans did not view dark-skinned Africans as naturally inferior. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1119; Dominican national identity invents indigenous descent to erase African ancestry; Dominican nationalism authenticates indigenous descent but rejects African ancestry claims — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3211 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Dominican nationalism authenticates indigenous descent but rejects African ancestry claims #expands (0.93) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3211