Voices of the Race
Black Newspapers in Latin America, 1870–1960

Introduces English-language readers to a rich body of Black writing that is virtually unknown in the United States.

Paulina Laura Alberto (Edited and translated by), George Reid Andrews (Edited and translated by), Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof (Edited and translated by)

9781316513224, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 September 2022

357 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.9 cm, 0.74 kg

'An absolutely essential collection for understanding the Black voice in Latin America. Expertly curated, insightfully contextualized, and masterfully translated, this fascinating compilation of 19th and 20th century articles opens unseen windows for English-speaking audiences into the under-explored world of Latin America's Black Press.' Ben Vinson, III, Provost of Case Western Reserve University and author of Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico

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.

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Politics and citizenship
2. Racism and anti-racism
3. Family, education, and uplift
4. Community life
5. Women
6. Africa and African culture
7. Diaspora and Black internationalism
8. Arts and literature
Appendix: Black periodicals in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Uruguay, 1856–1960
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]