Black in Latin America, Ep. 04 - Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet
Ilana Trachtman | Documentary, Series
2011 | 60 minutes | United States
In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of slavory and the worlds of culture that their descendants have created.
Synopsis
In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of the significant numbers of black people--the two countries together received far more slaves than did the U.S.--and the worlds of culture that their descendants have created in Vera Cruz on the Gulf of Mexico, the Costa Chica region on the Pacific, and in and around Lima, Peru.
Series Description
Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. travels 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.
Citation
Main credits
Trachtman, Ilana (film director)
Trachtman, Ilana (film producer)
Gates, Henry Louis (host)
Gates, Henry Louis (screenwriter)
Other credits
Camera, Graham Smith; editors, Lisa M. Jones, Joe Carey; music, Miguel d'Oliveira.
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Pragda subjects
Afro-Latin Studies
Anthropology
History
Latin American Studies
Migration Studies
Race + Ethnicity
Religion + Spirituality
Sociology
South America
Keywords
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DIRECTOR: Ilana Trachtman
NATIONALITY: United States
YEAR: 2011
GENRE: Documentary, Series
LANGUAGE: English
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Upper Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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