Afromexicanos entre la segregación y la identidad

Abstract

This article aims to communicate the results of two different studies, one using quantitative approach and the other an ethnographic method, in which the concept of Afromexican identity has been deeply questioned. The results will contribute to the actual debate around the constitutional recognition of this group in Mexico. First of all, we present a g e n e r a l a n a l y s i s o f t h e A f romex i c a n population, breaking down the concept into discrimination and identity appropriateness in the urban area in Acapulco, where discursively those categories have been denied. However, using an ethnographical approach, we observe that in the Barrio Negro of Costa Azul, the concept has a territorial value segregating and differentiating this population according to their ethnical characteristics