PBS' "Black in Latin America" and UNC Press Books | UNC Press Blog

PBS' "Black in Latin America" and UNC Press Books | UNC Press Blog: "PBS is currently airing a documentary series entitled “Black in Latin America” with renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at the helm of the 4-part project. The series provides an in-depth look at the ways in which people and cultures of African descent have influenced Latin America over the years.

The four episodes treat different areas and cultures of Latin America such as “Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided,” “Mexico & Peru: A Hidden Race In Mexico and Peru,” and “Brazil: A Racial Paradise?” The very comprehensive series website includes a bibliography that features several UNC Press titles as valuable resources on the series’ topics. The third of the four episodes, “Cuba: The Next Revolution In Cuba” airs tonight. Here are some of the titles listed in the bibliography along with some others that deal with race relations surrounding Cuba’s independence"