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Afro-Caribbean

 
Dictionary: Af·ro-Car·ib·be·an   (ăf'rō-kăr'ə-bē'ən, -kə-rĭb'ē-ən)
adj.
  1. Combining African and other, generally European cultural elements as found in the Caribbean region: Afro-Caribbean music; Afro-Caribbean religions.
  2. Of or relating to Afro-Caribbeans or their history or culture.
n.
A native or inhabitant of the Caribbean region who is of African ancestry.


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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, and Afro-American religions
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Religions among persons of African ancestry in the Caribbean, Brazil, and U.S. These include Haitian vodun, the Jamaican Rastafarian movement, Santería, and Candomblé and other Macumba sects in Brazil. Similarly syncretistic religions appeared in the U.S. during the era of slavery. The Nation of Islam combines black nationalism with an unorthodox version of Islam. Black Protestant churches (especially Baptist and Pentecostal) have imported some forms of lively worship from Africa.

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Wikipedia: Afro-Caribbean
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The term Afro-Caribbean applies to Caribbean people of Black African descent. It may also refer to:


 
 

 

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