Ric Francis
Unexpected Faces: Unexpected Faces
Unexpected Faces, Tocana, Bolivia
A worn and faded hand-drawing, created by Dayana Rene Ballivian, 9, hangs outside her family’s home that reads: “My mother is negro, my father is negro and so am I. I am proud.” In 2009 Afro-Bolivians won a moral victory when the Bolivian government - which had always denied their existence - formally acknowledged them.
A worn and faded hand-drawing, created by Dayana Rene Ballivian, 9, hangs outside her family’s home that reads: “My mother is negro, my father is negro and so am I. I am proud.” In 2009 Afro-Bolivians won a moral victory when the Bolivian government - which had always denied their existence - formally acknowledged them.
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