Argentina has spectacular natural wonders, exceptional landscapes and is a unique country but it is known as "The Whitest Nation in South America".
Why is this? What is the truth of the popular phrase of "There Are No Black People Here"? What is the "Blanqueamiento" of Black people and why do Argentine officials say Black people have "disappeared"? When, why and how many Africans were taken to Argentina? How did the enslave contribute towards Argentina's nation-building and why have they been "forgotten"?
Focussing on the era between 16th and 19th century, this fascinating fact-filled introductory book answers all these questions plus lots more in an easy-to-read style. The Black History Truth aims to promote knowledge, understanding and the truth of Black History in an important but often overlooked former Spanish colony of Argentina.
With over 200 activity ideas and over 80 illustrations to bring Black History Truth events to life, be on the voyage of self-discovery because Black History is an essential element of World History.
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Reviewed by Daniel D Staats for Readers' Favorite - Five Stars. If you like history and/or geography, you will love The Black History Truth: Argentina by Pamela Gayle. The first part of this book is a great introduction to the land of Argentina and its history. Pamela covers the history of this South American country from before the Conquistadors came and destroyed the land as it was. Pamela goes back in history and explains the foundations of chattel slavery. She gives the common beliefs that are espoused by historians, then gives the darker side of the truth. She exposes the fallacies often found in Eurocentric history. Since whites were in charge, they wrote the history and shaded the facts to give credit to the whites instead of natives and Africans. Pamela makes sure to correct many fallacies and give a true accounting of history.-----In The Black History Truth: Argentina by Pamela Gayle, one learns the heretofore untold stories of the contributions of Africans to Argentina. Pamela wants to boost the usefulness of this book and does so by giving assignments at the end of each chapter. These assignments help the newly learned information to stick in the mind. Pamela does an excellent job of presenting a volatile subject calmly and respectfully. The facts in this book are backed up with the truth behind the myths that have been taught for centuries. One needs to have an open mind as one reads this book. Many of the facts presented by Pamela will be new to most readers. Remember, just because the information is new to you does not mean it is not correct. One refrain you will find in this book is: "Yet, the truth is..."
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129 colour images; 129 colour images
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 279 mm
Dicke: 7 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-83975-525-5 (9781839755255)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Pamela Gayle, born in London of Jamaican parents, is an educator, rookie historian and a world traveller. She has taught in primary schools in the UK for over 25 years, where she successfully implemented a whole school Black curriculum. Pamela has also taught in USA and in the Caribbean, both on teaching scholarships. Pamela's passion is travelling to sites of Black history, interest and culture, learning about the Black history that she was never taught at school or universities.
Introduction vi
Guidelines to follow vii
How to approach the activities viii
Chapter Where is Argentina? 1
1 What has silver got to do with it? 2
How big is Argentina? 3
What are the national symbols of Argentina? 4
What are the main biomes in Argentina? 5
How are the natural features in danger? 6
Chapter 1 Activities 7
Chapter Without Indians, there are no Americas 9
2 Who were the Patagonian Giants? 10
Who were Argentina's invaders? 11
In God and encomienda, we trust? 12
How did Indians avoid encomienda? 13
Were the Jesuit Missions an earthly paradise? 14
Chapter 2 Activities 15
Chapter What is the legacy of the Kongo Kingdom? 17
3 Why was the Kongo Princess burned at the stake? 18
Could diamonds be forever? 19
What was the Assiento de Negroes? 20
To raid or not to raid; is that the question? 21
What is the fallacy of Africans selling each other? 22
What is the fallacy of Africans selling each other 2? 23
Floating tombs - a way to die? 24
What is the evidence of chattel enslavement? 25
Chattel enslavement activities 26
How many were raced across the Atlantic? 27
Who was sold to the highest bidder? 28
Chapter 3 Activities 29-30
Chapter What was the Spanish invention of racism? 32
4 Who was white but not quite? 33
How to buy whiteness and be perfectly white 34
How the castas divided and controlled 35
How African blood is triumphant 36
What was the myth of Black violence? 37
What were Piezas de Indias? 38
Chapter 4 Activities 39-40
Chapter Who were the gauchos and what did they invent? 42
5 Why was the bottomless bucket misappropriated? 43
What was the Tasajo slavery trail to Cuba? 44
There weren't any plantations here... 45
What was the cycle of low status labour? 46
How fashionable were Black children? 47
Chapter 5 Activities 48
Chapter How did the enslaved resist? 50
6 What were the mutiny myths? 51
What were the white myths of resistance? 52
What were the white abolition myths? 53
How the Blacks has kill'd the whites... 54
Is the price of manumission freedom? 55
Free or freed or freeborn or free slave? 56
What is the myth of the slave house? 57
Chapter 6 Activities 58-59
Chapter Why did the British invade? 61
7 What is the 20bn bailout to slave-owning Brits? 62
Why is an Argentine an Italian who speaks
Spanish and thinks he's British? 63
Was it conquest of the desert or genocide? 64
In the name of the tourist gaze... 65
Chapter 7 Activities 66
Chapter Why is Argentina known as the whitest nation? 68
8 What was the blanqueamiento of Black people? 69
Why was the Black Mother of Argentina
forgotten? 70
How were the enslaved rescued? 71
Who was the real El Negro Falucho? 72
Chapter 8 Activities 73
Chapter What is the Candombe dance? 75
9 How and why did tango change colour? 76
Who were the payadores and what are
pulperias? 77
From slave food to national dish... 78
How to serve the drink of the gods 79
Chapter 9 Activities 80
United Nations Human Rights Reports 82
Glossary 83
References 1,2,3,4 84, 85, 86, 87
Picture and Quote Credits 88
Index 89
Author 90
