Black in Latin America / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gates, Henry Louis, Jr
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Black people > Latin America > History.
Black people > Race identity > Latin America.
Slavery > Latin America > History.
Latin America > Civilization > African influences.
Latin America > Race relations.
Physical Description:xi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Brazil : "May Exú give me the power of speech"
  • Mexico : "The black grandma in the closet"
  • Peru : the black soul of Peru
  • The Dominican Republic : "Black behind the ears"
  • Haiti : "From my ashes I rise; God is my cause and my sword" (motto on King Henri Christophe's Haitian flag, 1811-1820)
  • Cuba : the next Cuban revolution.