Afro-Colombians
Colombian African descendants
Afro-Colombians are Colombians of African descent, primarily tracing ancestry to people brought as slaves during the colonial period.
They constitute a significant minority concentrated along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts: Afro-Colombian communities have preserved distinct musical traditions like cumbia and currulao.
The term encompasses various regional identities including Raizales and Palenqueros.
Ownership of people
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
- maroonsStrands in isolation
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
freedom fighters · mining · haciendas · sugarcane · plantations · emancipation · Atlantic slave trade · colonial exploitation
Colombian folk dance genre
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- oral traditionsCulture transmitted through speech
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
dance · drums · ancestral practices · storytelling · braiding · syncretism · Creole · religious traditions
Western North American seaboard
- CaliState or city nickname
- CartagenaColombian coastal city
- coastal communitiesSettlements along the shore
- urban migrationPopulation movement toward cities
territorial rights · displacement · mangroves · fishing villages · port cities
Belonging to ancestral group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- self-identificationClaiming an identity label
- censusOfficial population count
recognition · visibility · Afro-Latino · mixed heritage · racial identity · community · belonging · pride
Legal claims to territory
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- activismDirect effort for reform
social movements · reparations · political participation · affirmative action · visibility · advocacy · justice · marginalization
Severe lack of resources
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- armed conflictMilitary combat between groups
- violenceHarmful physical force
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
inequality · underdevelopment · guerrillas · paramilitaries · forced migration · unemployment · educational barriers · environmental degradation
slavery
Ownership of people
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
- maroonsStrands in isolation
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
abolition · freedom fighters · mining · haciendas · sugarcane · plantations · emancipation · Atlantic slave trade · colonial exploitation · forced labor
cumbia
Colombian folk dance genre
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- oral traditionsCulture transmitted through speech
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
festivals · dance · drums · ancestral practices · storytelling · braiding · syncretism · Creole · religious traditions · cuisine
Pacific coast
Western North American seaboard
- CaliState or city nickname
- CartagenaColombian coastal city
- coastal communitiesSettlements along the shore
urban migration · territorial rights · displacement · mangroves · fishing villages · port cities
ethnic identity
Belonging to ancestral group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- self-identificationClaiming an identity label
census · recognition · visibility · Afro-Latino · mixed heritage · racial identity · community · belonging · pride · roots
land rights
Legal claims to territory
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
activism · social movements · reparations · political participation · affirmative action · visibility · advocacy · justice · marginalization · exclusion
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- armed conflictMilitary combat between groups
- violenceHarmful physical force
marginalization · inequality · underdevelopment · guerrillas · paramilitaries · forced migration · unemployment · educational barriers · environmental degradation · social exclusion
Afro-Colombiansindigenous peoples
Original inhabitants of lands