Samana History

[@NWithNat]

I just love this elder's classic southern (American) accent! Although I can pick up on Caribbean influence, it's almost like listening to an elder from Alabama or Mississippi. So amazing! I love our strength, resilience, and beauty! #SayItLoudImBlackandImProud!

[@kikikareema5912]

Right it's kinda creepy. It's like listening to a great uncle.

[@NWithNat]

@@kikikareema5912 My childhood pastor was from TN and is was almost like listening to him. Such an amazing find.

[@LiisaLeesa]

This is awesome. Wish I would have found this video last year when I was in DR and my husband and I went to Samama. I'm African American husband is Dominican. He didn't know about the African Americans who immigrated to Semana. Mr. Anderson sounds just like an old black man from the south I can hear a little Spanish twist but I really hear the southern drawl.

[@Sigmanovar]

Yea after a few hundrend years,they managed to maintain theyre accent

[@YouTubeBlueButterflies]

Wonderful, I pray to God that these people keep their Southern USA dialect. Language makes a whole lot of difference in a persons identity.

[@clevenboywonder]

President Boyer of Haiti 🙌🏾

[@NWithNat]

I am so amazed by this! So beautiful!

[@NWithNat]

@@KZbinBlueButterflies So amazing to me! He sounds like an elder from Down South!

[@KiskeyaLife]

Saludos! Estamos haciendo un breve documental sobre el Inglés de Samaná y queremos usar unas cuantas escenas de estas entrevistas como referencia. Claro, todo con crédito a ustedes y con enlaces a invitar la gente a visitar tu canal y ver la entrevista completa. Esperamos que no haya problemas! Gracias!

[@antoniojaquez2564]

I saw it, it was good.

[@redimi2s]

Acabo de ver este comentario, claro hermano, gracias por incluirlo en tu documental, para mi es un honor, el viejo se nos fue, pero gracias a Dios se me ocurrio hacer esta entrevista antes de que el se fuera

[@natalinunez9949]

Este señor es mi tío 🙂😘 me alegra ver este video saludos desde Alemania. Gracias al video de @kiskeyalife lo encontré me emociona ver este video y ver que nuestra historia no va a quedar en el olvido 🤩😍🥰😘

[@redimi2s]

@@natalinunez9949 gracias Prima! Saludos desde Boston USA

[@josegalvan7245]

No conozco mucho Samaná, pero deberian de nombrar sus calles con nombre de estas personas

[@macman9689]

Mr.Anderso Nunrs looks and sounds damn good at 90!

[@R.G.Willmore]

I was looking at Mr. Anderson, and his demeanor, it was so southern like my late father who was from Mississippi, and he reminds me of him so much, remember when the great migration to place, blacks from all over the south headed north, and they brought their southern way of life with them, and I can see, they took it to Samana as well.

[@yomairy1012]

My town is so beautiful and with a rich culture. My grandma last name was Vanderhorst, she told me her mother only spoke to her in English.

[@RohanCargill-l5f]

I am Haitian and I am interested in this history of Samana, Dominican Republic. 🇭🇹✨

[@cinnamon451]

Haitians enslave our people Dominicans 😢

[@ReedMarcos]

Dominican and direct descendant. Most of us, since we speak English from a very young age, are Teaching.

[@ncyclo106]

This man is a boss

[@joseph9531]

He speaks English better than his son. He's quite eloquent and has a Caribbean/American accent

[@R.G.Willmore]

I was reading about former Dominican President Pedro Bartolome Benoit y Vanderhorst, born to Pedro Jose Benoit and Daisy Harrietta Vanderhorst on 2/13/1921 in Samana, Dominican Republic, his mother, Ms. Vanderhorst was from Samana, her last name Vanderhorst goes back to the Vanderhorst Plantation in South Carolina, her ancestors left there, and went to Philadelphia and borded for samana, but some of the Vanderhorst family stayed and settled in philly and the others went to the island, the last name Vanderhorst is very popular Dutch surname amongst the African American community here in philadelphia, as well as in Samana.

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192]

That us correct, also, He had Haitian ancestry through his father.

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192]

The paternal great-grandfather of Pedro Bartolome Benoit emigrated from Saint Domingue to the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo during the Haitian Revolution. That man was a Mulatto of French European and Afro Haitian descent. Because he was wealthy, he was a member of the Affranchi class in Saint Domingue.

[@R.G.Willmore]

@@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192 but that mother was an African American right? Last name Vanderhorst.

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192]

Yes his mother was a Dominican of African American descent.

[@PolarisOneFilms]

This is beautiful thanks for the share stay blessed.

[@redimi2s]

PolarisOneFilms thank you Polaris

[@redimi2s]

Akoben Renaissance you welcome! 🙏🏽

[@chamboyette853]

I wish I could hear recordings of Samana English being spoken.

[@R.G.Willmore]

chamboyette853 that would be cool!

[@meryannu7346]

It has a hard accent.

[@guillermone1]

Beautiful people God bless them always. !!!!!

[@dominicantruckers3345]

He reminds me of the 2 man from the Barcelo commercial.

[@redimi2s]

He is my grandpa and yes I remember he came out holding a trompeta if I recall

[@chamboyette853]

Notice how the father practically has no accent.

[@robertevans1486]

The son is an idiot

[@joseph9531]

Quite eloquent with a Caribbean/American accent.

[@YouTubeBlueButterflies]

I know the father speaks so much better than the son and even looks better😏

[@crazyp4549]

When you watch other videos about the history a lot of the elders say that the younger generation speaks more Spanish than them. They say how when they came home their parents told them not to speak Spanish because they’re not Spanish, they’re African American. So they were forced to speak English in the house to their parents and grandparents, but now the younger generation speaks less English and more Spanish

[@moniquecambero9207]

My husband is from the Dominican Republic. A very handsome dark skinned man. My ancestors are from Haiti. We are ISRAELITES according to the bible. Dominicans is of the tribe of Simeon. Haitians is of the tribe of Levi. Watch GOCC'S lessons for clarity. We inherited these names from our slave masters.Thank you for this beautiful interview my brother.

[@robertevans1486]

That's a lie

[@estebanmanuelaquinoduverge3268]

Monique Cambero dominicano metizo antifascita puro skinhead love yeah.

[@dhatchick22196]

We are not Israelites. Stop that.

[@alejandroabreha4516]

Stop it then Europeans and natives are not Israelites the African ones are

[@vassaulttheviperragin4721]

Wtf are u talking about isreal..quite trying to be white already.

[@AntonioMartin-gx2fx]

I'm ready to meet my people when is the next African American celebration

[@arishsn]

😊👍🙏🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@kinfolk233]

You can hear a hint of southern drawl in his voice… especially in that “Jimmy,” lol.

[@R.G.Willmore]

No puedo esperar a que Jorge Luis haga el video completo de los Samaná Americanos, quiero aprender más sobre mi gente.

[@papok91]

My last name is King and my is from Samana...

[@robertevans1486]

The son is not spanish, he is spanish speaking, idiot

[@YouTubeBlueButterflies]

God bless you and your family. Sister in States supporting you all.

[@ninpobudo3876]

How are you doing Black American-Dominican brother

[@YouTubeBlueButterflies]

Spanish is someone born in Spain, but people can identify as Spanish if they chose. Carribean people are heavily mixed but there are a few so called "pure" Spaniard that are the dominant controllers of Spanish speaking lands. I refuse to accept that all have African or Indians blood but these people are for sure my people. This man really looks good for his age, strong black man.

[@MansaNze]

@redimi2s Have any of your reconnected with your families that you left behind in Philadelphia?

[@rosanunez9954]

Excelente Darío bendiciones

[@madelinesanchez5056]

This people definitely should be given the American citizenship.

[@robertcuevas3602]

African American emigrate to the whole island not only samana they just have more culture

[@redimi2s]

Not whole island, theres only 3 african american colonies in DR, samana, san pedro de macoris and la romana, but they really arrived at samana and from there they spread to different places in DR

[@R.G.Willmore]

Robert Cuevas I would like to know, if this was under Haitian rule, did African Americans move on the Haitian side of the island as well?

[@redimi2s]

oscar swanigan yeah i think he said that dominican republic was ruled by haiti 🇭🇹 president voyet boiet i dont know how to spell it, but i would like to inform that jaime anderson my granpa die last month on july

[@redimi2s]

oscar swanigan i wish i can ask him that question but he died last month, but he also use to speak kreol and my grand mother too I

[@R.G.Willmore]

JorgeLuisAnderson I'm sorry for your loss.

[@theonlyyari]

My father is from Samana last name Aragon

[@AbstractDivinity1]

Jimmy still alive?

[@aliyrafael8984]

Im sama people from Malaysia, I just curious about samana mother tongue language sounds

[@aauthorj]

Wow

[@jorgeduran7168]

Dominican republic has it all. Melting pot.

[@johanaramos7749]

Hola muy interesante el video pero esta en ingles, pues hablo español y domino poco el ingles es posible que lo editen y hayan subtitulos para los que no entendemos en su totalidad el ingles?

[@redimi2s]

Claro amor se puede trabajar en eso

[@redimi2s]

youtube tiene una opción para subtítulos y puedes cambiar al idioma que quieras

[@FranklinW1824]

IS HIS WIFE TOMASA WILLMORE? I REMEMER HER SAYING SHE HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED MARTHA

[@asap8058]

Que bendicion, Anderson es el apellido de mi abuelo de samana

[@geovannytobias7590]

Excelente

[@isabelrosario6961]

Que bonito saber lo que es el pueblo de samana nosotros tenemos en nuestra República detodo

[@geraryou700]

@kiskeyalife