... Brazilians and Americans with regard to racial qualifications. Within the sub-topic Who is a Negro, professor Degler clearly defines the term I the two countries. In North America the term is used to describe anyone who contains any measurable amount of black blood. In contrast Brazilians only classify individuals with pure African blood as Negroes, reserving special categories for anyone ... as different-indeed better-Negroes." Degler credits the separation of the colored in Brazil as the reason for the lack of movement or political organization in Brazil along racial lines. However t...

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