Voices of the Race

Voices Of The Race Offers English Translations Of More Than One Hundred Articles Published In Black Newspapers In Argentina Brazil Cuba And Uruguay From 1870 To 1960. Those Publications Were As Important In Black Community And Intellectual Life In Latin America As African American Newspapers Were In The United States Yet They Are Almost Completely Unknown To English-Language Readers. Expertly Curated The Articles Are Organized Into Chapters Centered On Themes That Emerged In The Black Press: Politics And Citizenship Racism And Anti-Racism Family And Education Community Life Women Africa And African Culture Diaspora And Black Internationalism And Arts And Literature. Each Chapter Includes An Introduction Explaining How Discussions On Those Topics Evolved Over Time And A List Of Questions To Provoke Further Reflection. Each Article Is Carefully Edited And Annotated; Footnotes And A Glossary Explain Names Events And Other References That Will Be Unfamiliar To English-Language Readers. A Unique Fascinating Insight Into The Rich Body Of Black Cultural And Intellectual Production Across Latin America.