Beyond Slavery: The Multilayered Legacy of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on areas traditionally associated with Afro-Latin American culture such as Brazil and the Caribbean basin, this innovative work also highlights places such as Rio de La Plata and Central America, where the African legacy has been important but little studied.

The contributors engage readers interested in the African diaspora in a series of vigorous debates ranging from agency and resistance to transculturation, displacement, cross-national dialogue, and popular culture. Documenting the array of diverse voices of Afro-Latin Americans throughout the region, this interdisciplinary book brings to life both their histories and contemporary experiences.

Contributions by: Aviva Chomsky, Darin J. Davis, Dario Euraque, Sujatha Fernandes, David Geggus, Aline Helg, Ricardo D. Salvatore, Eduardo Silva, Jason Stanyek, Camilla Townsend, Bobby Vaughn, Ben Vinson III, and Judith Michelle Williams

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In addition to being usable as an undergraduate reader Beyond Slavery has a reasonable claim to a place on the shelves of serious students anywhere of African diasporic experience in the New World. * Hispanic American Historical Review *
The contributors have interpreted legacy in a variety of ways, producing a collection that is interesting and informative. * Latin American Studies *
This collection is ambitious both in its scope and success in gathering together the work of an accomplished group of scholars. The book brings the breadth of historical literature on the African diaspora in Latin America to a general audience, but it is composed of works on relatively fresh topics. . . . As a whole, the collection reflects the diversity of blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean. . . . Recommended. * Choice Reviews *

Author Bio

Darin J. Davis is associate professor of history and Latin American studies at Middlebury College.