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    The Racial Struggle of Afro-Cubans Introduction Afro-Cubans struggled to no avail for racial equality between the years 1886-1912. The slaughter of protesting blacks in 1912 shows that the battle cries for equality of Antonio Maceo and José Marté during the war for independence had dissolved. What was left was a unequal Cuban society, divided racially and fearing a black revolution. Aline Helg speaks directly to this issue in her book Our Rightful Share: The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality

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    The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality Essay

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    The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality Introduction During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the island of Cuba was in the process of emerging from a Spanish colony to an independent nation. Freedom from Spain, however, was not the only struggle that Cuba was experiencing at this time. After having been oppressed by slavery for several centuries, Afro-Cubans, who had joined the fight for independence in large numbers, were demanding equality in Cuban society. Nevertheless

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    Afro-Cuban Music African music has had a major influence on Cuban culture beginning in the early 1550’s through slave trade. Thousands of slaves were brought to Spain in the 1400’s and eventually migrated to Cuba. Since these “Ladinos” were accustomed to Spanish culture and language, they easily were able to get by in Cuba and even escape slavery. As a result, Slave owners in Cuba brought more slaves directly from Africa. In 1526, a Royal Decree allowed slaves to buy their freedom, resulting

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    is a proclaimed Cuban-American journalist, novelist, and poet. García has worked for Time magazine, edited anthologies such as Cubanisimo!: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature, and published her poetry in The Lesser Tragedy of Death. García is also the recipient of the National Book Award for her debut novel Dreaming in Cuba. Her fictitious works not only serve as entertainment for readers, but also provide insight to the lives of Cuban families affected by the Cuban Revolution. In

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    Gaining a Sense of Peace In the novel Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia, Cuba had an impact on each character especially to Pilar. Pilar moved to New York when she was just a little girl. She felt like she was unfamiliar with her heritage, which sparked the idea to move back to her homeland. Pilar’s grandmother, Celia and her mother, Lourdes were Pilar’s only connections to Cuba. Throughout the book, Pilar has expressed several changes of heart towards Cuba. Although Pilar wanted to move back

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    The Role of Afro-Cubans in the Formation of Cuba Introduction In the formation of the Cuban nation, the role of Afro-Cubans is undeniably of great importance. The success and riches obtained by Cuba as a Spanish colony would have been unthinkable without the exploitation of African slave labor. Even before emancipation, there were key figures in the Cuban independence movement, such as Antonio Maceo, who were free men of Afro-Cuban origin. After emancipation in 1886, Afro-Cuban ex-slaves showed

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    Afro-Cubans Resistance

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    full incorporation into society for Afro-Cubans. In order to combat this exclusion, blacks in Cuba began to assert themselves in spaces. It is through cultural and artistic expression that Afro-Cubans were able to establish not only communities of acceptance, but were able to form a movement of resistance towards the marginalization of ones identity that was being waged by the state. By utilizing artistic and cultural expression, such as film and dance, Afro-Cubans were able to take agency and fight

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    Cuban Race Relations Essay

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    Cuban Race Relations I. Introduction- Retracing a History of Racial Scorn in Cuban Society: The study of race relations in contemporary Cuba indelibly requires an understanding of the dynamic history of race relations in this ethnically pervasive island of the Caribbean. Cuban society, due to its historical antecedents of European colonialism and American imperialism, has traditionally experienced anguished and even tumultuous race relations. Racial disharmony has plagued Cuban society

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    Modern Cuban culture cannot simply be defined in a singular fashion. The convergence of peoples from multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds, ranging from the Iberia and Italy to Africa and China has significantly influenced the evolution of the unique culture of the Cuban population. However, of these, it is the Spanish and African influences that have very distinctly remained, shaping societal norms, and setting culturally artistic precedents. For Afro-Cubans however, the struggle to greater recognition

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    Racial Inequality In Cuba

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    Earlier this week President Obama made history by being the first American president in 90 years to visit Cuba. This visit will not only mark the monumental progress made in the American-Cuban relationship but it also began to shed light on the racial inequalities present in Cuba. While Americans haven’t been allowed to travel to Cuba and many embargos were placed on the country, it hasn’t been completely isolated from the western world. With almost all western cultures racial/ethnic inequalities

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