Mambises were
A) peasants who cultivated small plots of plantation land in exchange for a share of the crop.
B) secret societies that enabled Afro-Cubans to resist post-emancipation apartheid.
C) racially integrated guerrilla units, composed of and commanded by Afro-Cubans.
D) peasant women who provided food and intelligence to Cuba Libre, the liberation army.

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Mambises were racially integrated guerrilla units in Cuba's wars of independence, composed of and commanded by Afro-Cubans, who played a significant role in the fight against Spanish colonial rule.

Mambises Were