The United Nations General Assembly has declared the decade of 2015-2024 in tribute to Africans and their descendants around the world.

Many people are unaware of the African presence in Mexico, but more people were enslaved and shipped into Latin America than into the north. The state of Guerrero, in particular, has a large concentration of Afro-Mexicans. The state was named after Vicente Guerrero, Mexico’s second president, who was of African-Indigenous descent. He abolished slavery during his administration in 1829. For more information about Afro-Mexicans in Guerrero, visit: www.FreedomPathways.org