Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay

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blackness in the white nation This page intentionally left blank george reid andrews blackness in the white nation A History of Afro-Uruguay the university of north carolina press Chapel Hill ∫ 2010 the university of north carolina press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Jacquline Johnson Set in Cycles by Keystone Typesetting The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Parts of this book have been reprinted with permission in revised form from ‘‘Remembering Africa, Inventing Uruguay: Sociedades de Negros in the Montevideo Carnival, 1865–1930,’’ Hispanic American Historical Review 87, no. 4 (2007): 693–726, and ‘‘Rhythm Nation: The Drums of Montevideo,’’ ReVista 2, no. 2 (2003): 64–68. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Andrews, George Reid, 1951– Blackness in the white nation : a history of Afro-Uruguay / George Reid Andrews. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8078-3417-6 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8078-7158-4 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. Blacks—Uruguay—History. 2. Blacks—Uruguay—Social conditions—19th century. 3. Blacks—Social conditions—Uruguay— 20th century. 4. Candombe (Dance)—Uruguay. 5. Uruguay—Race relations. I. Title. f2799.n3a53 2010 989.5%00496—dc22 2010010133 cloth 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 paper 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 To Rubén Darío Galloza, 1926–2002 painter, poet, composer, activist This page intentionally left blank ...