Juan Crow and the erasure of blackness in the latina/o south
Journal Article (Journal)
This essay examines the use of the term Juan Crow in protests against anti-immigrant legislation in the South. Using the passage of Alabama’s 2011 HB 56 law and the subsequent resistance to the legislation, this essay considers the limits of Juan Crow as a framework for immigrant justice. More specifically, it argues that the term erases the historical and contemporary presence of Afro-Latinos/ as in the South and that those deploying Juan Crow often inadvertently stage Jim Crow as a historical relic and Juan Crow as a present concern, thereby erasing contemporary black oppression in the region.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Márquez, C
Published Date
- January 1, 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 3
Start / End Page
- 79 - 85
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1558-1454
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1547-6715
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1215/15476715-7569839
Citation Source
- Scopus