Afro Argentines say they’ve been written out of history

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 Afro Argentines are the descendants of slaves brought to Argentina more than 200 years ago. But today, they say their community’s contributions have been written out of the country’s history. The BBC’s Celestina Olulode went to Buenos Aires to learn more.

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