Luis A. Figueroa, Sugar, Slavery, and Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005. via UNC Press: "The contributions of the black population to the history and economic development of Puerto Rico have long been distorted and underplayed, Luis A. Figueroa contends. Focusing on the southeastern coastal region of Guayama, … Continue reading BOOK: Figueroa on Sugar and Slavery in Puerto Rico