Dominican Parsley Massacre

Have you heard? The grandson of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo wants to build a wall to separate Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Read the article and watch the video here:

VIDEO: Rafael Trujillo's grandson Ramfis wants build a wall between Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Granddaddy killed over 35,000 Haitians and black Dominicans during the Parsley Massacre. now Grandson wants to finish the job. Great!

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Look at this photo... Survivor Gilbert Jean, 93, survived the Dominican Parlsey massacre (Spanish: el corte) that was carried out in October 1937 against Haitians living in the Dominican Republic.

He says his family was friendly with local officials, who warned them about the coming massacre so they could flee before the soldiers caught them. "Trujillo did it because he hated us, because he didn't want to see black people in his country. It was in his roots to be racist," he says.

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The Dominican Parlsey massacre was carried out by Dominican Army troops on the direct orders of Dictator Rafael Trujillo.

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