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The Legacies of Slavery

For this week’s blog post, I want to reflect on the legacy of slavery. The questions that Professor Jon asked…

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Student Video Responses

I have watched four videos from the previous class of LATN 100. Here is my commentary. Speaking Truth to Power This video attempts to cover oppressive history which Latin American countries endured in 1970’s. Las Madres de Mayo is an important and still relevant movement in Argentina many of those who disappeared are still unheard […]

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Revolutionary Hypocrisy: 1815 to 2019

Up until taking this course, I did not realize how complex and somewhat confusing the hierarchies of the Spanish were at the beginning of the 19th Century. Most commonly, the Peninsulares (Spanish people born in Spain) viewed the Creoles (those born in the colonies) as inferior, the Creoles viewed the mixed populations (Mullatoes, Mestizos, etc.) …

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Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future

Hello!! As my final post, I really wanted to focus on a wrap-up of everything we have learned, especially in regards to outside influence in Latin America. As we have seen through this week’s documents as well as Jon’s discussion on corruption and how it opens up possibilities, Latin America is still often considered by […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with Corruption, legacy, resilience

Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future

Hello!! As my final post, I really wanted to focus on a wrap-up of everything we have learned, especially in regards to outside influence in Latin America. As we have seen through this week’s documents as well as Jon’s discussion on corruption and how it opens up possibilities, Latin America is still often considered by […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with Corruption, legacy, resilience

Week 6 – El Partido Independiente de Color & Emancipation as an On-Going Process

One of the documents included in our required reading this week was “Political Program of the Partido Independiente de Color”. This document was published in 1908 as the constitution of the political party Partido Independente de Color. I was incredibly shocked … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with 13th amendment, Brazil, canada, emancipation, legacy, mass incarceration, racism, slavery, United States, USA

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