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Although the entire United States is an example of living history, in my opinion there are only a half-dozen truly historical areas: New England, Manhattan and Long Island; Boston and Philadelphia; New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta; California; South Carolina and southern Florida. ]
The Mississippi Delta is not the same as the Mississippi River Delta, which would be associated with New Orleans. Which are you referring to? The Mississippi Delta is the low-lying cotton-growing region south of Memphis, on the east side of the river opposite Arkansas.
Boston appears to be in both of the first two areas you mentioned, and the first area lies amidships within the second one. It is an interesting argument that there are only 6 historic areas, but they need to be better defined.
I'm thinking of areas like Esmeraldas in Ecuador, Chincha in Peru, Northeastern Brazil, Costa Chica in Mexico, Loiza in Puerto Rico and Choco in Colombia, among others. All are known for their higher concentrations and long history of people of African descent, but I'm wondering if there are similarities. I could have added areas/communities like the Caribbean coastal areas of Central American countries, many small communities in Nova Scotia and SW Ontario in Canada(especially Preston in Nova Scotia) and even the River Plate area of Argentina and Uruguay.
We see very few people of African descent here in Peru! Chincha, a few hours south of where I live is a small desert town where most live. There is nothing much there although the town is well known for it's annual BBQ cat festival.
We see very few people of African descent here in Peru! Chincha, a few hours south of where I live is a small desert town where most live. There is nothing much there although the town is well known for it's annual BBQ cat festival.
Chincha is where alot of cotton is grown, and it is picked by manyb Afro-Peruvians.
Lima was once considered a Black city because at one point it had a large Black population.
In Colombia, many coastal departments on the Caribbean side have interiors that can be likend to certain areas in the south. Also, Brazil has places like that as well, especially in the Northeast between Recife and Salvador da Bahia.
It's really interesting how countries can have different histories, different climates, etc., and find themselves eerily similar...
I'm thinking of areas like Esmeraldas in Ecuador, Chincha in Peru, Northeastern Brazil, Costa Chica in Mexico, Loiza in Puerto Rico and Choco in Colombia, among others. All are known for their higher concentrations and long history of people of African descent, but I'm wondering if there are similarities. I could have added areas/communities like the Caribbean coastal areas of Central American countries, many small communities in Nova Scotia and SW Ontario in Canada(especially Preston in Nova Scotia) and even the River Plate area of Argentina and Uruguay.
The Mississippi Delta has a different history traditionally from the rest of the traditional USA. Mississippi was under Spanish and French colonial rule. So it has that Latin and Creole influenced base before the area was incorporated into the USA. Mississippi was apart of the Louisiana Territory. =)
I don't think I would even consider the blacks and people of African descent in Mississippi to be African Americans due to the history and culture of the region
Chincha is where alot of cotton is grown, and it is picked by manyb Afro-Peruvians.
Lima was once considered a Black city because at one point it had a large Black population.
There are actually a lot more Afrodescendants in the northern Peruvian areas since colonial times. Chincha makes up only a portion of the Afro Peruvian population. Go to the North and you'll find other unique Afro-Peruvian populations. A lot of people in the north have "Malgache" ancestry also known as Madagascar ancestry since that was an Afrodiaspiric group that was brought to and transplanted into Peru during the colonial period and during enslavement and slavery and the slave trade. Some even call themselves Malgache in Peru.
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