Chicano Studies 335
by Betty Ibarra
1. West Africans had devised techniques to enslave other Africans
1.1. Africans did not see "race"
2. Africans were considered "Natural Slaves"
2.1. Their distinct skin color and physical features made them perfect for slavitude
2.2. Dark colored skin was considered a curse of slavery
2.3. Christians used biblical verses to justify slavery
3. Consumerism
3.1. rum, brandy, molasses and sugar
3.2. People became so fixated to sugars and goods that the rate of obesity and tooth decay rose
4. The Chicano Movement
4.1. was created to help improve issues—from restoration of land grants, to farm workers rights, to enhanced education, to voting and political rights.
5. Mexico's Liberation
5.1. Spanish crown lost Mexico in 1821
5.2. Plan de Iguala was enacted after Mexico's Independence
5.2.1. race could no longer be used to prevent anyone from exercising their rights
6. Dehumanization
6.1. the continuous cycle of abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment
7. Capitalism
7.1. Slavery equaled to economic prosperity
7.2. Sugar, cotton, slave trade, several other commodities
8. Mesitzos
8.1. Intermixture of Spanish and Indian blood
8.2. Most Mexican Americans are actually Mestizos
9. Mexican Slavetrade
9.1. Mexico also participated in the slave trade
10. Spanish Crown
10.1. created the Casta System
10.1.1. distinguished people by their race