Afro-Mexicans Are Pushing For Legal Recognition In Mexico’s National Constitution

Afro-Mexicans Are Pushing For Legal Recognition In Mexico’s National Constitution
Mara Sanchez Renero

The myth of the Latin American racial democracy, scholars believe, began in Brazil following the abolishment of slavery in 1888, when government officials declared that high rates of racial mixing had officially absolved the nation of its racial problems. This thinking eventually transcended Brazil and spread to a host of other Latin America countries, including Mexico.

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