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The lessons of slavery: discourses of slavery, mestizaje, and blanqueamiento in an elementary school in Puerto Rico
American ethnologist • 35 (1) • Published In 2008 • Pages: 115-135
By: Godreau, Isar P., Reyes Cruz, Mariolga, Franco Ortiz, Mariluz, Cuadrado, Sherry.
Abstract
The ethnographic research for this article was conducted primarily with a third grade class at the Luisa Rodriguez Elementary School in Cayey, Puerto Rico (school name is a pseudonym). School history texts were examined in their coverage of slavery issues and it was found that in general they tended to trivialize and simplify the history of slavery in Puerto Rico. These maneuvers resulted in the creation of a certain degree of distance between the concept of "blackness" and Puerto Rican identity and silence racism while upholding racial democracy and [n]blanqueamiento[/n] (whiteness) as a social value.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Caribbean
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2012
- Field Date
- 2005-2006
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Cayey, Puerto Rico
- Notes
- Isar P. Godreau, Mariolga Reyes Cruz, Mariluz Franco Ortiz, Sherry Cuadrado
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-135)
- LCCN
- 74644326
- LCSH
- Puerto Ricans