Howard University's Latínx Legacy

Abstract

While some may believe that the study of the history of Afro Latin American and Afro Hispanic Studies, an academic discipline devoted to the study of the history, religions, languages, and geography of African-descended people in the Americas, developed independently of African American Studies in the United States, this chapter reveals that all research of the African Diaspora began outside of academia among self-taught historians and bibliophiles. The Black intellectual elite, founders, administrators, and scholars from historically Black institutions developed these academic areas to elicit pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors. Professors in the Romance languages at Howard University were some of the first to teach their students about Blacks in the history of Latin America and Europe who made contributions to the humanities. With this in mind, this chapter discusses the origins of Afro Latin American/Afro Romance and Afro Hispanic Studies in the United States, crediting professors at Howard University as the founders of this branch of African Diasporic Studies.

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