The Parsley Massacre began in early October 1937 and continued for several days. Thousands of Haitians and individuals of Haitian descent were brutally killed, with estimates of the death toll ranging from tens of thousands to possibly as high as 20,000. The exact number of victims remains a subject of historical debate, but it is widely acknowledged as a tragic episode in the history of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. (1 out 1937 ano