Myth of ‘whiteness’ sidesteps African ancestry
Jun 04, 2021
3 minutes
By Uki Goñi BUENOS AIRES
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Argentina has long taken pride in its European heritage. The mass migration of 7 million Europeans, mostly Spanish and Italian, between 1850 and 1950, created a racial profile many Argentinians feel distinguishes their country from the rest of Latin America even today.
“Mexicans descend from the Aztecs, Peruvians from the Incas – but Argentinians descend from the ships,” goes an old saying that sums up Argentina’s vision of itself as a nation
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