User:Jlbettis/Afro-Mexicans in the Mexican War of Independence

Black Mexico by Ben Vinson III & Matthew Restall : This book is very interesting, however, I am not entirely sure that the time period in which it is set will lend itself well to this article. This book is a collection of other authors' research into Afro-Mexico. I found that the most valuable content in this book thus far is the description of black identity in Mexico and how it is different from African-American identity. I think it is interesting and potentially significant to note the lack of connection between modern Mexicans and their own history of slavery in Mexico. Thus far, I have not found much information pertaining to the revolution in this book.

Chocolate and Corn Flour by Laura A. Lewis : The author of this piece, Laura Lewis, also authored one of the chapters I read in Black Mexico. For this reason, the two books seem to be presenting a similar issue. I am not entirely sure that either source is relevant enough to the Mexican Revolutionary war to really help me in this article. With that being said, I do still find both of these pieces to be really interesting especially concerning Afro-mexican identity and the history of San Nicolás. I am beginning to wonder if, perhaps, I should use my research to contribute to a different article on Afro-mexican or Afro-mestizo culture. Either way, I am enjoying learning about the history of blackness and how it is conflated with Mexicanness in Mexico.

Blacks in Colonial Veracruz by Patrick J. Carroll : This book is primarily focused on the relations between the black community and the larger Mexican population prior to the Mexican war for independence. This book helps provide some useful background information which offers a basis to analyze the behaviors and actions of the black community during and after the revolution. I plan to use this piece primarily to help my understanding of race relations and slavery in Colonial Mexico. I have yet to find much information in this book that is specifically relevant to the Mexican Revolution.

Finding Afro-Mexico by Theodore W. Cohen :