An ethnographic study of Afro-Mexicans in Mexico's Gulf Coast; fishing, festivals, and foodways.

9780773449299

An ethnographic study of Afro-Mexicans in Mexico's Gulf Coast; fishing, festivals, and foodways.

Hall, Raymond A.

Edwin Mellen Pr.

2009

129 pages

$99.95

Hardcover

F1371

Hall (Africana and Black studies, Central Washington U.) conducted fieldwork in the small town of Tamiahua, which lies on an island in a lagoon in the northern part of the State of Veracruz. He discusses Afro-mestizo self-identification and attitudes about race and social status, and corroborates the testimony of residents with the meticulous church records, which go back to 1692. The town was a main port for importing slaves, and both the physical features and the cultural traits of the people there reflect African, American, and Spanish influence.

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