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Black in Latin America Season 1 Episodes

  • 2011-2011
  • 1 Season
  • Documentary
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In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World", Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

4 Episodes 2011 - 2011

Episode 1

Haiti and Dominican Republic: An Island Divided

Fri, Apr 1, 201156 mins

Join Professor Gates as he explores how race has been socially constructed in the Dominican Republic and as he tells the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic in Haiti.

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Episode 2

Cuba: The Next Revolution

Fri, Apr 1, 201156 mins

Find out how the culture, religion, politics and music of Cuba are inextricably linked to the importation of slaves.

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Episode 3

Brazil: A Racial Paradise?

Sun, May 1, 201156 mins

Discover how this "rainbow nation" is waking up to its legacy as the world's largest slave economy.

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Episode 4

Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet

Sun, May 1, 201154 mins

Travel to Mexico and Peru with Professor Gates as he explores the almost unknown history of the numbers of black people brought to these countries as early as the 16th and 17th centuries.

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