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    1. Between Race and Empire: African-Americans and Cubans before the Cuban Revolution

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Brock,Lisa (Editor) and Castaneda Fuertes,Digna (Editor)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    1998
    Published:
    Philadelphia: Temple University Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    298 p, The relationship between two peoples of color, their similar experiences with slavery, their struggles for political power, and their parallel race consciousness.

    2. Carib art finding space in crowded New York

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Mullin,Corinna Joan (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    1998-04-30
    Published:
    Miami, FL
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Caribbean Today
    Journal Title Details:
    5 : 15
    Notes:
    Gazing at the amalgam of rich Caribbean artistic expression - bold colors intertwining on canvas, delicately woven wire sculptures, sheer pieces of cloth with intricate handmade designs - one might think she was roaming the corridors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the prestigious Guggenheim rather than viewing the one-bedroom Harlem apartment of Caribbean art dealer Anderson Pilgrim. "One of the reasons that Caribbean art has yet to penetrate the New York scene is that it has yet to be fully explored even among Caribbeans", Pilgrim said. "Because of the colonization of the Caribbean islands, and the stifling post-colonial effects, many native Caribbeans didn't begin to explore their abilities until the 1970s, which was a period of real artistic revolution on the islands". A few of the artists he represented were medal winners at the prestigious Biennial Caribbean Festival, held in the Dominican Republic and featuring artists from the Caribbean and Countries in Central America which border the Caribbean.

    3. Our Heritage: America's Black Indians

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Vaughn,Leroy (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    1998-07-15
    Published:
    Los Angeles, CA
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Sentinel
    Journal Title Details:
    15 : A8
    Notes:
    Escaped slaves became Spanish Florida's first settlers. They joined refugees from the Creek Nation and called themselves Seminoles which means runaways. Intermixing became so common that they were soon called Black Seminoles. The black Seminoles struck frequently against slave plantations and runaway slaves swelled their ranks. The U.S. government launched three massive war campaigns against the Seminole nation over a period of 40 years. The second war alone cost the U.S. government over 40 million dollars and 1500 soldiers. The Seminoles eventually signed a peace treaty with President Polk which was violated in 1849 when the U.S. Attorney General ruled that black Seminoles were still slaves under U.S. law.