Aline Helg's historical analysis examines race in Cuban society from 1866 to 1912, challenging the myth of racial equality. The work details the political mobilization of Afro-Cubans, including the formation of the first national black party in the Western Hemisphere, and its violent suppression in 1912. This text-based dataset, authored by a University of Pittsburgh scholar, is sourced from the paperswithcode platform.
Use Cases
- Analyzing historical narratives of racial equality based on the described examination of Cuban ideology.
- Studying political organization and opposition based on the account of Afro-Cuban party formation and elite resistance.
- Researching cultural assimilation and marginalization based on the discussion of African-origin elements in Cuban culture.
- Modeling historical event sequences based on the described timeline from slavery abolition to the 1912 massacre.
Strengths
- Analysis covers a defined 46-year period from 1866 to 1912.
- Focuses on a specific historical case study of Afro-Cuban political struggle.
- Authored by a named scholar affiliated with a university.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data format and file structure are unknown.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Aline Helg, University of Pittsburgh
- Collection Method
- Historical research and analysis.
- Time Range
- 1866-1912
- Freshness
- Last updated: unknown
- Geography
- Cuba