La Normative Evolution of the recognition of rights of black communities in Colombia

Abstract

The objective of this review article, carried out within the framework of the research project entitled Level of Self-recognition and cohesion of the black and Afro-descendant communities of the little town of Rinconhondo, Municipality of Chiriguaná, is to show the historical evolution of the recognition of legal rights Colombian to the black population. It was carried out through a documentary investigation in sequence, of the norms established for this purpose and an analysis of its compliance. The reflection addresses a chronological journey from the beginnings of the republican life of the country, to the current state of the black communities. As a conclusion, it is indicated that the process of abolition of slavery and the gradual guarantee of rights to black communities in Colombia, has a fairly broad regulatory, constitutional and legal framework; However, the practical complexities entangle its implementation and effective factual materialization, starting with the discriminatory and racist mentality rooted in the Colombian cultural imaginary, the low organizational level, the weak ethnic self-recognition and exclusion, rooted in the cultural practices of some towns.