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At the time of the outbreak of the insurgency for independence, there was a large Afro-Mexican population of mainly free blacks and mulattos, as well as mixed-race castas who had some component of Afro-Mexican heritage. Black slavery still existed as an institution, although the numbers of enslaved had declined from the high point in the 1600s ...
As Mexican independence prevails and Mexican racial and national identity found itself, a visual image of the Mexican identity is often created without Black individuals in mind. Mexican Muralism was one artistic movement that did create space for the Afro-descended.
Horne's account sheds light on the political climate that made the Mexican border a relatively safe location for African Americans before it became dangerous during the Revolutionary period. He examines the role of African Americans in fighting against indigenous people, the relationship between African Americans and immigrants, and the ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
How racism hinders Black dating and relationships appeared first on TheGrio. Fans of the 2000 film Love and Basketball can testify to the collective heartbreak felt when Quincy McCall (Omar Epps
Blaxican scholar Walter Thompson-Hernandez states that "Blacks and Mexicans are two of the most aggrieved groups in our nation's history" and notes that anti-black racism among Mexican Americans is a major cause of tension and division between both communities.
Black and Brown explores the lives and experiences of African Americans living in the southern United States borderlands with Mexico during the Mexican Revolution from 1910 to 1920, how the revolution affected them, and how they impacted the revolution.
In 1871, five decades after Mexican independence, Yanga was designated as a "national hero of Mexico" and El Primer Libertador de las Americas. This was based largely on an account by historian Vicente Riva Palacio. The influential Riva Palacio was also a novelist, short story writer, military general, and mayor of Mexico City. In the late ...