My Experiences in Argentina & the Descendants of Slaves & the Dissappearing Black Population

I had the opportunity to go to Argentina for a semester in school. It was a shocking experience to see local Indigenous individuals bowed down on their knees in the airport as if me and the other 2 black women were goddesses.It was incredible. However what was left out of my tour of South America was the slave trade. In fact, while studying international studies and visiting museums from Peru, Chile, and Argentina, slavery was not mentioned but glossed over. I was taught that Germans moved to Argentina during the Nazi War. What I recently learned was, the only black people in Argentina came from Bahia Brazil. This was untrue as well. There is a population of descendants of slaves that still exist in Argentina but they are being phased out. Many white immigrants were ushered to go to Argentina because of the fear of so many free black slaves walking around. What is disturbing is that the same programming happened in North America. They sadly share that there history is being erased. What is more alarming is that it is true. I missed out on these connections while visiting and it explains why people were so intrigued to see black people. Many immigrants come to America for access and some conform to the racist narrative that continues to tear a part communities. There are shared experiences from the descendants of slaves around the world, forever connecting us closer to our roots. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/hair-and-skin-alchemy/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/hair-and-skin-alchemy/support</a>