South America – Peru
The Tryal Slave Ship Rebellion, 1805
The Tryal Rebellion of 1805 is a little known account of a shipboard slave uprising in the South Pacific off...
Mururata, Bolivia (ca. 1851- )
Mururata is a large village located in the tropical valleys of the Yungas region of Bolivia. Although the population of...
Emboscada, Paraguay (1740- )
Emboscada is a small city located in the Cordillera region of Paraguay. In 2002 the city had a population of...
Harry K. Thomas Jr. (1956- )
Though born in New York City, New York’s Harlem community, Harry Keels Thomas, Jr. was raised in a middle-class neighborhood...
Susana Baca (1944- )
Susana Baca, recording artist and the first Afro-Peruvian to sit as a Cabinet Minister, was born in 1944 in Chorrillos,...
Nicomedes Santa Cruz: A Black Public Intellectual in Twentieth-Century Peru
In the following article University of Oregon historian Carlos Aguirre describes the self-taught poet, writer, and folklorist Nicomedes Santa Cruz,...
Martin De Porres (1579-1639)
Born December 9, 1579 in Lima, Peru, St. Martin de Porres is best known for his charitable work. His piety...
Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)
Tupac Shakur, the son of two Black Panther members, William Garland and Afeni Shakur, was born in East Harlem, New...
