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Why did Kingsley choose to move his family to the Dominican Republic?

  • To vest more into slave trading

  • To venture into new businesses

  • Feeling insecure in Florida

  • Displeasure with American politics

Answer

Kingsley was a black man living in Florida in the 1960s. He felt insecure in Florida because he was constantly being harassed by the police and the Ku Klux Klan. He decided to move his family to the Dominican Republic, where he felt more welcome.
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