"Freedoms Given, Freedoms Won is the first book-length study devoted to understanding the political life of urban Afro-Brazilians in the aftermath of abolition. It explores the ways Afro-Brazilians in two major cities adapted to the new conditions of life after slavery and how t…
More than a quarter-century after the passage of civil rights legislation in the United States and decades since the last European colonies attained their independence, race continues to play a central role in cultural, political, and economic life, both in the United States and…
Afro-Brazilian political underrepresentation -- Blackness and racial identification in contemporary Brazil -- Negro group attachment in Brazil -- Negro linked fate and racial policies -- Afro-descendant perceptions of discrimination and support for affirmative action -- Conclusi…