Black in Latin America
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers Latin America's African roots in this four-part series. Black in Latin America is a quest to discover how Africa and Europe combined to create the vibrant cultures of Latin America, with a rich legacy of thoughtful, articulate subjects whose stories are astonishingly moving and irresistibly compelling.
For more info: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/black-in-latin-america/
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In the Dominican Republic, Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed, and how the country's troubled history with Haiti informs notions about racial classification. In Haiti, Professor Gates tells the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic, and finds out how the...
Air date: 04/19/2011
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In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music of this island are inextricably linked to the huge amount of slave labor imported to produce its enormously profitable 19th century sugar industry, and how race and racism have fared since Fidel Castro's Communist...
Air date: 04/26/2011
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In Brazil, Professor Gates explores how this 'rainbow nation' is waking up to its legacy as the world's largest slave economy.
Air date: 05/03/2011
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Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history their significant black populations: the two countries together received far more slaves than did the United States.
Air date: 05/10/2011
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