Our Rightful Share The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality, 1886-1912

Name: Our Rightful Share The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality, 1886-1912
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ISBN: 9780807844946

ISBN-10: 0807844942

ISBN-13: 9780807844946

Edition: 1995

Authors: Aline Helg

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In Our Rightful Share, Aline Helg examines the issue of race in Cuban society, politics, and ideology during the island's transition from a Spanish colony to an independent state. She challenges Cuba's well-established myth of racial equality and shows that racism is deeply rooted in Cuban creole society. Helg argues that despite Cuba's abolition of slavery in 1886 and its winning of independence in 1902, Afro-Cubans remained marginalized in all aspects of society. After the wars for independence, in which they fought en masse, Afro-Cubans demanded change politically by forming the first national black party in the Western Hemisphere. This challenge met with strong opposition from the white…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 2/20/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 375
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction The Dynamics of Ideology and Action



After Slavery, 1886-1895



the Fight for a Just Cuba, 1895-1898



the Making of the New Order, 1899-1906



Frustration, 1899-1906



Mobilization, 1907-1910



Rumors of a Black Conspiracy, 1907-1911



the Racist Massacre of 1912


Conclusion The Limits of Equality


Notes


Bibliography


Index