This OER was co-created by members of the Black Studies Across the Americas project. Feel free to peruse the below content and download for your own use within our Creative Commons license. Co-authors: BreAnne Wheat Keywords: Peru Afro-Peruvian Creatives Afro Peru BSAA- Their voices
Peru
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A history of Pure and Mestizaje that provides an in-depth understanding of the idiosyncrasy of race in Latin America.
Information about how Africans assimilated the catholic religion belonging to the new country, the role of Afro-Peruvian women in Cofradias, Afro-Peruvian contributions to Peru’s catholic religion, and their cultural influence in Peru’s society.
Research identifying the barriers to accessing high education for Afro-Peruvian girls, including racial and social origins discrimination, poverty, and pre-teen pregnancy.
