poem Moros y Christianos, a poem about how in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic people call black beans and rice Moros y Christianos (Moors, the Muslims in Spain, and Christians - because they th0ought of Christians as the white man), By Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

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Moros y Christianos
Janet Kuypers
5/12/12
They call it “Moros y Chrisitanos” in Ecuador,
it’s just “Moros” in the Dominican Republic.
“Moros y Chrisitanos” means
Moors
(the Muslims in Spain)
and
Christians.
Now, because they think of Christians as whites,
“Moros y Chrisitanos” means
Black Beans and Rice.

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