...,” and they masked their racism with raceless republicanism. However, common Dominicans’ worldview was explicitly in conflict with these constructions of Dominicanness. Their consciousness of race and racism, everyday sociality with neighboring Haiti, and fierce independence from ruling interests of the capital were...

... This chapter considers the efforts of the newly born Provisional Government, as political and military leaders grappled for control of the revolution. Many prominent figures from prior decades, now fighting to regain national independence, emphasized a principled, “raceless” nationalism...