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Black in Latin America : with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Call Number

  • DVD 980.00496 B6275 (CEN, WSQ)

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Languages

English or Spanish dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.

Performers

Presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Publication Information

Boston : PBS Distribution, c2011.

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels to Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and Peru to discover the African influence on Latin America. He examines the shared legacy of colonialism and slavery in a region that imported ten times as many slaves as the United States, and kept them in bondage far longer. Gates finds that the people of African descent have had a massive influence on the history and culture of Latin America and the Caribbean, despite sometimes being forgotten or ignored.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast on PBS in 2011.

Contents

  • Haiti & Dominican Republic : an island divided / Cuba : the next revolution / Brazil : a racial paradise? / Mexico & Peru : a hidden race

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