Callaloo
&
The Center for Africana Studies
Johns Hopkins University

present

A SYMPOSIUM

THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN MEXICO
October 22 & 23, 2008
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

6:00 PM, Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Memorial Student Center (MSC) - Stark Gallery

THE ROAD TO BLACKNESS
A Search for Identity Within the Afro-Mexican Community
A Keynote Address by

Father Glyn Jemmott Nelson
Parish Priest, Parish of St. John of the Cross
El Ciruelo, Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico

Welcome: Karan L. Watson Dean of Faculties & Associate Provost Texas A&M University
The Occassion: Charles H. Rowell Editor of Callaloo & Professor of English Texas A&M University	The Occassion: Ben Vinson III Director, Africana Studies Center & Professor of History Johns Hopkins University

Q & A with Audience

Photos courtesy of Charles H. Rowell & Josemanuel Pellicer

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