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ERIC Number: EJ515376
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-6007
From Africa to the Americas: Ethnicity in the Early Black Communities of the Americas.
Palmer, Colin A.
Journal of World History, v6 n2 p223-36 Fall 1995
Asserts that scholarship on the formative period of the African presence in the Americas is still in its infancy. Explores the role of ethnicity in the construction of the lives of African-born slaves in Mexico City during the early 1600s. Discusses implications of the findings, including the impact of ethnicity on marriage choices. (CFR)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Black Achievement, Black Culture, Black History, Christianity, Colonial History (United States), Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Ethnic Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Historiography, Latin American History, Marriage, North American History, Racial Differences, Racial Relations, Racial Segregation, Slavery, Social Science Research, United States History, Western Civilization, World History
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Historical Research; Mexican History; Mexico; Sociocultural Influences