Black Mexico: Race and Society from Colonial to Modern Times

by Ben Vinson III (Editor), Matthew Restall (Editor)

A collection of essays that addresses issues including contested historiography, social and economic contributions of Afro-Mexicans, social construction of race and ethnic identity, forms of agency and resistance, and contemporary inquiry into ethnographic work on Afro-Mexican communities.

Genres: History

296 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2009

Reviews

[Sam Titus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I particularly liked Gloria Mara's chapter as well as the chapters written by Lewis and Vaughn. Some very interesting ethnographic studies. While N'Djoli's last essay was more geared towards activism and a call to action, I thought it tied up the collection of essays quite nicely. With the Afro-Mexican population finally enumerated by the census, these scholars have finally started to get their voices heard.