La raiz olvidada = The forgotten roots

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"Details the history of Mexico's often-overlooked African populations. Drawing on interviews and archival imagery, the film takes us from the slavery of the colonial era to today's Afro-Mexican com...

"Details the history of Mexico's often-overlooked African populations. Drawing on interviews and archival imagery, the film takes us from the slavery of the colonial era to today's Afro-Mexican communities in Guerrero, Oaxaco, Campeche, Morelos and Veracruz. ... [It] argues that Mexico's famous mestizaje includes the important contributions of African groups, as well as Spaniards and Indians."

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