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Communist Labor unions in Cuba

organized native and foreign workers


organized black and white workers


organized Cuban residents and immigrants from the carribean(west indies, haiti)

The legacy of the Cuban communist unions of the 1930s was

an association between communism and racial equality

After the overthrow of Machado's government in the context of a general strike

The revolutionary Government of Grau passed a law requiring 50% of workers in all enterprises to be Cuban

Whereas Black workers participated for the most part in cross-racial labor unions, the afro Cuban intelligentsia tried to organize Autonomous voice

True

The idea of racial democracy seems to have drawn support from which of these

Race mixing in Brazil

The idealogy of Racial Democracy

Represents the aspirations of many Brazilians or a "dream for Brazil's future


Does not represent the actual state of race relations in Brazil


Actually serves to hide the extent of racial inequality in Brazil


All of these^

In Brazil racial categories in the census are the same as the popular categories used by folks in the street

False

In Brazil the black movement prefers to focus on

The distinction between white and non-white

In brazil, self reported and interview reported racial classifications always coincide

False

There is great income inequality by race in Brazil. Wealth equality...

Is even greater than income inequality

the industrialization of Brazil

Has actually increased racial inequality, particularly in the labor sector

different income residence, neighborhood, human capices in intermarriage rates between north, center and south are due to

different availability of non-whites to marry (propinquity)

the multiracial siblings test shows that

once you control for family income, residence,neighborhood,human capital, social capital, the effects remain the same

Twenty four prcent of all self-identified whites report being married to someone of a different color, while 44 percent claim to have dated someone of a different color

Brazil

What do the findings about intermarriage and education suggest

Blacks always need more education to marry whites

Marriage across racial boundaries

is relatively frequent in Brazil

Residential segregation in Brazil

is especially salient at the upper income, middle class level




is very weak among the poor sectors of the population



in their attempt to defend the continuation of Spanish colonialism in Cuba, Spanish propaganda emphasized that

An independent cuba would lead to a "black republic" where whites would be oppressed

Jose Marti's ideology of racial equality was an attempt to

Bring together cuban blacks and whites in a common effort of nation building

Racial democracy in cuba, according to de la fuente, is an idealogy that

was used to generate complacency about the state of the black population, but also served blacks in their claim to a rightful place in the new republic

Racial democracy in Cuba

was an aspiration more than a reality




a product of the multiracial struggle for independence

the afro cuban contributation to indepedence

was central to black demands for full equality in the nation

in the early years of the republic black generals of the cuban war of independence were

Universally celebrated in public ceremonies throughout Cuba

The american occupation of Cuba

introduced notions of black racial inferiority buttressed by supposedly "scientific" evidence

immigration policy in the early Republic (1902-1933)

was governed by implicit and explicit notions of whitening

Despite its contradictions, the idealogy of racial democracy

represented at least an obstacle, a wall against the crudest forms of racism coming from within and without

Which of the following protested against the racist campaigns against darker immigrants and its racist character

a few afro cuban voices and later the communist party

The U.S occupation forces in 1898-1902

mostly opposed the idea of univeral male franchise

White veterans of the war of 1895

typically favored a universal male franchise as a "right" acquired in the

The partido independiente de color

was a black party


was declared illegal by the morua law


had its largest base in the east of cuba


all of the above*



The partido independiente de color

took up non-racial matters such as the eight hour work day




free immigration for all races




distribution of land to veterans

According to the Anarchist in Cuba's Labor Movement

No employees should ever be considered "foreign"

in response to exclusion by the Elite Clubs

Blacks created their own exclusive club

in the 1930's Cuban intellectuals began redefining the cuban nation as

A Mulatto Nation


A nation characterized by Mestizaje


A Nation where the African Element was central


*All of the above

Partido Independiente de color

Est. 1908


Cuban political party


composed of african former slaves


est by veteran war of independ.


Started by afrocubans


Civil liberty for black community


class based/advocate for 8 hr work day


1912 dismantled

Maura Law

They forbid racially exclusive political parties in Cuba. Created by a black Seneator,




logic-if you allow black to organize then whites will respond to organize more political parties

Cubanidad

essence of being Cuban. Cuban nationalism


A rejection of UC imperalism on the island


Celebrated cuban identity

Antonio Maceo

Lt. General second in command of Cuban army of independence




Death important because he was killed by Spanish and the rebel Francisco Gomez stayed by his side-this principal was celebrated




Symbol for Cuba as a National Hero

Platt Amendment

law that allowed for U.S intervention of Cuba




Basis for Guantanamo Bay

Telles idealogy:

racial democracy is a lie




combats that it is a lie that racism is gone




discourage protest

De la Fuente

serves blacks for a rightful place




they can fight for it




as much as it is a too to suppress social movement it is a tool social movements can be used to fight for justice

Interracial marriage in Brazil

Promoted miscegnation, social mobility




whites were exposed to non whites, and lighter skinned played a barrier on intermarriage




1/5 married whites and non whites in Brazil

Anti Racist Law

demographic action




did not work-hard to enforce and identify racist behavior since Brazil doesn't acknowledge it




Spirit behind the laws is a step forward

Gilberto Freye

Brazilian sociologist responsible for racial democracy, father of Tropicalism, Racial Brotherhood

Horizontal Vs. Vertical relations

Horizontal- across racial group/misleading dominant up to 1970's




Vertical-focused on more inequality/ U.S

The second republic

Promoted integration/We want to make you more Cuban 1930-1958

The first republic

racial democracy 1902-1933

Affirmative Action

Policy that relies on quotas and employment oppurtunity. Have to hire a certain number of non-white people a year

Social Movement

Black Movement is responsible for activistm and brazilian state afro remedies created awareness or cautiosness

Mestijaze

a spanish word for miscegenation

The afro cuban contribution to independence

was central to black demands for full equality in that nation

The American occupation of Cuba

introducted notion of black racial infertility

The U.S occupation forces in 1898-1902

Mostly opposed the idea of universal male franchise

White veterans of the war of 1895

typically favored universal male franchise as a right acquired in the common struggle against spain

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