Thanks, Keshler:); I had begun to learn about Black people in Mexico recently, interwoven with the story of Black Americans deciding to leave the U.S. and move to Tulum, etc., for the long-term in some cases, but this is the first written treatment of the issue I've read.
Unfortunately a sizable number of Black and Brown people that have moved to Mexico recently have no idea that Afro-Mexicans exist. Learning this is what got the ball rolling. Information about them is far and few between.
Thanks for the interesting and striking reminder of the parallels between the European conquests of the US and Mexico. This white Norteamericano had not learned about this angle before reading this.
Unfortunately a lot of this history has been erased. Within the past few years a number of books have cropped up but there is still a lot of ground that needs to be covered.
Thanks, Keshler:); I had begun to learn about Black people in Mexico recently, interwoven with the story of Black Americans deciding to leave the U.S. and move to Tulum, etc., for the long-term in some cases, but this is the first written treatment of the issue I've read.
Unfortunately a sizable number of Black and Brown people that have moved to Mexico recently have no idea that Afro-Mexicans exist. Learning this is what got the ball rolling. Information about them is far and few between.
Thanks for the interesting and striking reminder of the parallels between the European conquests of the US and Mexico. This white Norteamericano had not learned about this angle before reading this.
Unfortunately a lot of this history has been erased. Within the past few years a number of books have cropped up but there is still a lot of ground that needs to be covered.