I first read your post at work AfroMex, but couldn't respond to it there. I'd like to welcome you to Destee and the PanAfrican forum. Your addition to this forum is much welcomed as Black Latinos has been a "hot" topic of discussion over the past few months. My opinion about what you wrote is that I'd like to hear more
Pan Africanism : Afro Mexicans in Mexico and California
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Websites on Afro Mexicans and Afro Latinos
For everyone, here's a listing of websites that focus on Afro Mexicans and Afro Latinos.
--Alva
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Websites on Afro Mexicans and Afro Latinos
Websites: Black Indian Mexico (http://hometown.aol.com/fsln/index.htm)
Site created by Ted Vincent, retired lecturer at UC Berkeley who has lectured and published on the subject of Afro-Indians; Afro-Mexicans. Lots of information on this subject and includes reading list (bibliography).
Black Mexico Home Page (http://www.afromexico.com/)
Site created by Colby College Professor (African American Studies/Anthropology) Bobby Vaughn whose research focuses on Afro Mexicans in Costa Chica on Mexico’s west coast. In addition to Vaughn’s research, the site Includes photo gallery on this community and book shelf (bibliography) on the general subject of Afro Mexicans.
Africa's Legacy in Mexico (http://educate.si.edu/migrations/legacy/alm.html)
Images of Afro Mexicans in Costa Chica region of Mexico by photographer Tony Gleaton at this site. These photographs were part of a Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition from 1993-1996.
Mundo AfroLatino (http://www.mundoafrolatino.com) In Spanish and English. Excellent site which covers music, dance, art, film, literature and a calendar of nationwide festivals and events relating to Afro Latinos. Also a discussion forum
Organization of Africans in the Americas (OAA) (http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6876/)
Site devoted to the African-descent community in the Americas, “The OAA is established for charitable and educational purposes to improve the life chances and conditions of communities of African descent with special regard for those populations who speak Spanish and Portuguese.” Includes listing of OAA publications, articles activities.
Latin American Network Information Center (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/african/) Excellent portal to a whole range of websites on the African Diaspora in Latin America as well as the Caribbean.
8/03
For everyone, here's a listing of websites that focus on Afro Mexicans and Afro Latinos.
--Alva
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Websites on Afro Mexicans and Afro Latinos
Websites: Black Indian Mexico (http://hometown.aol.com/fsln/index.htm)
Site created by Ted Vincent, retired lecturer at UC Berkeley who has lectured and published on the subject of Afro-Indians; Afro-Mexicans. Lots of information on this subject and includes reading list (bibliography).
Black Mexico Home Page (http://www.afromexico.com/)
Site created by Colby College Professor (African American Studies/Anthropology) Bobby Vaughn whose research focuses on Afro Mexicans in Costa Chica on Mexico’s west coast. In addition to Vaughn’s research, the site Includes photo gallery on this community and book shelf (bibliography) on the general subject of Afro Mexicans.
Africa's Legacy in Mexico (http://educate.si.edu/migrations/legacy/alm.html)
Images of Afro Mexicans in Costa Chica region of Mexico by photographer Tony Gleaton at this site. These photographs were part of a Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition from 1993-1996.
Mundo AfroLatino (http://www.mundoafrolatino.com) In Spanish and English. Excellent site which covers music, dance, art, film, literature and a calendar of nationwide festivals and events relating to Afro Latinos. Also a discussion forum
Organization of Africans in the Americas (OAA) (http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6876/)
Site devoted to the African-descent community in the Americas, “The OAA is established for charitable and educational purposes to improve the life chances and conditions of communities of African descent with special regard for those populations who speak Spanish and Portuguese.” Includes listing of OAA publications, articles activities.
Latin American Network Information Center (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/african/) Excellent portal to a whole range of websites on the African Diaspora in Latin America as well as the Caribbean.
8/03
More on Afro Mexicans
Dear Panafrica,
I'm glad you're interested. I've just posted a listing of websites which includes a few specifically devoted to Afro Mexicans. You, Kari and others might be interested in two films:
The Forgotten Roots (La raiz olvidada) (2001)
A documentary that details the history of Mexico’s African populations.
Description: An impressive documentary that details the history of Mexico’s often-overlooked African populations. Drawing on interviews and archival imagery, the film takes us from the slavery of the colonial era to today’s Afro-Mexican communities in Guerrero, Oaxaca, Campeche, Morelos and Veracruz. "The Forgotten Roots" argues that Mexico’s famous mestizaje includes the important contributions of African groups, as well as Spaniards and Indians.
Directed by: Rafael Rebollar
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De Florida a Coahuila
( From Florida to Coahuila (The History of the Black Seminoles) )
Country: Mexico
Director(s): Rafael Rebollar
Production Group:
Producciones Trabuco S.C.
Year: 2002
This documentary tells the story of the Mascogos, known in the United States as the Black Seminoles. Descendants of runaway slaves who made common cause with Seminole Indians in Florida, the Black Seminoles migrated west in the mid-1800s when US authorities forcibly took their Florida territories, and eventually resettled in northern Mexico, where they negotiated with the government to defend the border in exchange for tracts of land and citizenship. Filmed in Nacimiento, Coahuila, and in
Brackettville, Texas, where some community members eventually resettled, this video documents the complex history of the black and indigenous peoples who lived along national borders, and their current descendents’ efforts to maintain their culture and
document their history. (The second in a three-part series of documentaries on the history of Africans in Mexico.)
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I saw both films at this year's Pan African Film Festival here in Los Angeles and highly recommend them.
--Alva
Dear Panafrica,
I'm glad you're interested. I've just posted a listing of websites which includes a few specifically devoted to Afro Mexicans. You, Kari and others might be interested in two films:
The Forgotten Roots (La raiz olvidada) (2001)
A documentary that details the history of Mexico’s African populations.
Description: An impressive documentary that details the history of Mexico’s often-overlooked African populations. Drawing on interviews and archival imagery, the film takes us from the slavery of the colonial era to today’s Afro-Mexican communities in Guerrero, Oaxaca, Campeche, Morelos and Veracruz. "The Forgotten Roots" argues that Mexico’s famous mestizaje includes the important contributions of African groups, as well as Spaniards and Indians.
Directed by: Rafael Rebollar
---------------------------------
De Florida a Coahuila
( From Florida to Coahuila (The History of the Black Seminoles) )
Country: Mexico
Director(s): Rafael Rebollar
Production Group:
Producciones Trabuco S.C.
Year: 2002
This documentary tells the story of the Mascogos, known in the United States as the Black Seminoles. Descendants of runaway slaves who made common cause with Seminole Indians in Florida, the Black Seminoles migrated west in the mid-1800s when US authorities forcibly took their Florida territories, and eventually resettled in northern Mexico, where they negotiated with the government to defend the border in exchange for tracts of land and citizenship. Filmed in Nacimiento, Coahuila, and in
Brackettville, Texas, where some community members eventually resettled, this video documents the complex history of the black and indigenous peoples who lived along national borders, and their current descendents’ efforts to maintain their culture and
document their history. (The second in a three-part series of documentaries on the history of Africans in Mexico.)
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I saw both films at this year's Pan African Film Festival here in Los Angeles and highly recommend them.
--Alva
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