Afro-Colombian
African-descended Colombian person
Afro-Colombian describes Colombians of African descent, whose ancestors were brought to the region during the slave trade.
The term encompasses diverse communities along Colombia's Pacific and Caribbean coasts, each with distinct cultural traditions: Afro-Colombian music blends African rhythms with Indigenous and Spanish influences.
As a noun, an Afro-Colombian is a member of this population.
Ownership of people
- maroonDark brownish-red hue
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
emancipation · freedom fighters · escape routes · manumission · sugar plantations · gold mining · historical memory · reparations
Colombian folk dance genre
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
traditional dress · braiding · storytelling · ancestral knowledge · spiritual practices · dance · drumming · cultural preservation
Perceived ancestral group membership
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- mulattoMixed-race person, archaic
ethnic minority · mixed race · racial classification · self-identification · phenotype · ancestral lineage
Legal claims to territory
- social movementCollective effort for change
- activismDirect effort for reform
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racial justiceFairness regardless of ethnicity
visibility · political representation · displacement · armed conflict · inequality · advocacy · recognition · empowerment
Western North American seaboard
- CartagenaColombian coastal city
- CaliState or city nickname
- coastal communitiesSettlements along the shore
- mining regionsPlaces where ores extracted
Atlantic coast · territorial rights · displacement · rural communities · urban migration
slavery
Ownership of people
- maroonDark brownish-red hue
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
colonial era · emancipation · freedom fighters · escape routes · manumission · sugar plantations · gold mining · historical memory · reparations · invisibilization
cumbia
Colombian folk dance genre
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
carnival · traditional dress · braiding · storytelling · ancestral knowledge · spiritual practices · dance · drumming · cultural preservation
racial identity
Perceived ancestral group membership
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
mulatto · ethnic minority · mixed race · racial classification · self-identification · phenotype · ancestral lineage
land rights
Legal claims to territory
- social movementCollective effort for change
- activismDirect effort for reform
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
racial justice · visibility · political representation · displacement · armed conflict · inequality · advocacy · recognition · empowerment · affirmative action
Pacific coast
Western North American seaboard
- CartagenaColombian coastal city
- CaliState or city nickname
- coastal communitiesSettlements along the shore
mining regions · Atlantic coast · territorial rights · displacement · rural communities · urban migration
Afro-Colombianmestizo
Biracial Latin American
Amerindian · criollo · paisa