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"Los negros de Esmeraldas," oil painting by Andrés Sánchez Gallque,
Museo de América, Madrid |
Africa in the Americas
From the 1500s to the 1800s, the great majority of immigrants to the New World were Africans who came against their will. They were taken to all reaches of the Americas, but almost 90% went to Portuguese and Spanish territories. Their labor created the prosperity of the New World, and they stamped the evolving cultures with an indelible African character.
A Humanities Exhibition Texas Humanities Resource Center Austin, Texas Organized by Dr. Mary Grizzard Funded by National Endowment for the Humanities With additional support from T.L.L. Temple Foundation Texas Council for the Humanities |