WorksheetsReyita
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
In Cuba, the end of the 19th century was characterized by:
Nationalists wanting independence at all cost (even if it meant maintaining slavery)
Spanish abolitionist efforts
Nationalists fighting for freedom from slavery and Spanish colonialism at once
Afro-Cubans:
fought with Spain in the wars of Independence
fought against Spain in the wars of Independence
did not fight in the wars of Independence
After Cuba gained its independence, AfroCubans:
took major positions in the governments
were encouraged to fight for racial equality
faced brutal repression when they addressed racial discrimination
During the 1912 massacre,
Spain killed numerous Cubans
Members of the Independent Colored Party were killed
Afro-Cubans killed members of the white Cuban elite
The Cuban state:
Always praised its hybridity and banned immigration from Europe
Praised its hybridity while promoting whitening through subsidized immigration from Europe
Was against mixed-race marriages
In Reyíta's family,
men were part of the PIC
women were part of the PIC
no one was part of the PIC
After the 1912 massacre,
Reyíta never wanted to fight for racial equality
Reyíta traveled to Africa in search for her roots
Reyíta joined Marcus Garvey's back-to-Africa movement
Reyita married Rubiera because:
It was love at first sight
she wanted to lighten the skin color of her children
because she rejected her African roots
What the story shows is that:
Race is a construct with real consequences
Race is a category based on different genes
Race does not matter
In the introduction, Elizabeth Dore mentions how there is a "continuum of black racial categories" in:
Cuba and the U.S.
Cuba and Spain
Cuba and Brazil
Reyíta:
Had a dozen children
Had no child
Had 1 child
Reyíta:
just wanted to be a mother
dedicated her life to her children but would have wanted more than that
neglected her children
For women like Reyíta, the Cuban Revolution:
meant they had to leave
provided some progress, particularly in education and employment
answered feminist demands and condemned machismo
The boom of Latin American testimonios is:
In the 1860s
In the 1960s
In the 1980s
"The Special Period":
was a period of economic stability in the 1950s
was a period of economic crisis in the 1990s
happened in the 1950s
