Black in Latin America (2024)

• 2011-2011
• 1 Season
• PBS
• Documentary
• TVPG

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Latin America's African roots are explored in visits to Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico and Peru. Included: how Latin Americans of African descent live; how their countries acknowledge or deny their African past.

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