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Season 1 – Black in Latin America

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Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores how Africa and Europe came together to create the rich culture of Latin America and the Caribbean. The six nations featured in this four-part series are Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and Peru. During his journey through the area, Gates discovers vivid stories and people marked by African roots.

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Black in Latin America — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Apr 19, 2011 Haiti & Dominican Republic: An Island Divided Race in the Dominican Republic; Haiti's first-ever black republic. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 26, 2011 Cuba: The Next Revolution Cuba's culture, religion, politics, and music are linked to slave labor; race and racism since Fidel Castro's Communist revolution in 1959. Details Episode 3 Aired May 3, 2011 Brazil: A Racial Paradise? Brazil's legacy as the world's largest slave economy. Details Episode 4 Aired May 10, 2011 Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet Black culture in Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico, the Costa Chica region on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, and Lima, Peru. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 19, 2011