How do these excerpts work together to develop a central idea?

read the excerpt from "remembering to never forget:

dominican republic's 'parsley massacre" by mark

memmott.

passage a:

this week, people from around the world are expected to

gather in the dominican republic for a "border of lights"

commemoration that aims to "honor a tragedy long

forgotten, and unknown to many people. "

passage b:

trujillo, as the border of lights website explains, fed and

nurtured anti-haitian sentiment and created an

atmosphere that still excludes ethnic haitians from

becoming part of "the dominican melting pot. "

the method his soldiers used in 1937 to try to identify

those who would be killed was cruelly unique. when

confronting someone in the lands along the border with

o memmott uses a specific example to describe

trujillo's cruelty.

memmott argues that all memories should be

commemorated.

o memmott explains that the border of lights

commemoration is an adequate way of honoring

victims.

o memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known

today and then shows why it is worth remembering.