Githoria, Chege Product details Publisher : Africa Research & Publications (November 27, 2008) Language : English Paperback : 276 pages ISBN-10 : 1592216471 ISBN-13 : 978-1592216475 Item Weight : 13.3 ounces Dimensions : 5.47 x 0.71 x 8.31 inches

This book is about a little known branch of the African Diaspora—Afro-Mexicans. It discusses their conditions of arrival and establishment in Mexico within the context of Spanish colonialism, and the race-based socio-economic hierarchy known as sistema de castas which provided a basis...