In "Our Rightful Share," Aline Helg examines the issue of race in
Cuban society, politics, and ideology during the island's
transition from a Spanish colony to an independent state. She
challenges Cuba's well-established myth of racial equality and
shows that racism is deeply rooted in Cuban creole society.
Helg argues that despite Cuba's abolition of slavery in 1886 and
its winning of independence in 1902, Afro-Cubans remained
marginalized in all aspects of society. After the wars for
independence, in which they fought en masse, Afro-Cubans demanded
change politically by forming the first national black party in the
Western Hemisphere. This challenge met with strong opposition from
the white Cuban elite, culminating in the massacre of thousands of
Afro-Cubans in 1912. The event effectively ended Afro-Cubans'
political organization along racial lines, and Helg stresses that
although some cultural elements of African origin were integrated
into official Cuban culture, true racial equality has remained
elusive.
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