Blacks in Mexico Seek Government Recognition
source: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1922192,00.html
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The first town of freed African slaves in the Americas is not exactly where you would expect to find it — and it isn't exactly what you'd expect to find either. First, it's not in the United States.
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Betico
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San Basilio de Palenque in Colombia claims to be the first free town in the Americas.
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Betico
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Manuel_Trujillo
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very interesting facts!
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Manuel_Trujillo
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carmalite
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Blacks also landed in Mexico from shipwrecked slave ships and mixed with certain Indian tribes.
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carmalite
