by Jack D. Forbes
University of Illinois Press, 1993
Paper: 978-0-252-06321-3 | eISBN: 978-0-252-05100-5
Library of Congress Classification E59.M66F67 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.800973

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Jack D. Forbes's monumental Africans and Native Americans has become a canonical text in the study of relations between the two groups. Forbes explores key issues relating to the evolution of racial terminology and European colonialists' perceptions of color, analyzing the development of color classification systems and the specific evolution of key terms such as black, mulatto, and mestizo--terms that no longer carry their original meanings. Forbes also presents strong evidence that Native American and African contacts began in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.