Those who live in Argentina probably heard that sentence a hundred times. It is true?
Well… It’s not!
According to the census, 5% of the population is black. That is between 1.5 to 1.8 million people!
One of the reasons why you don’t see so many blacks, is because they live in suburban areas of the Capital and in other parts of the country because the suffer from discrimination in the “white” neighborhoods and in the job, especially those better paid and more visible.
If you are interested in reading articles about this (in Spanish), here are the links:
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/2001/suple/No/01-07/01-07-05/NOTA1.HTM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_2285000/2285932.stm
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Very interesting post and thanks for the links.
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