Black History Month: Post 4
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Did you know? ….Black History across the Globe (Final Scene)
Colombia
On May 21st, 2001, Colombia celebrated its first Afro-Colombian Day.
Brazil
In the 1960s, first observed on May 13th… to mark the date of the abolition of slavery in this Country
Black Awareness or Black Consciousness Day is now celebrated on November 20th to honor the death of Zumbi (a Brazilian of Kongo origin and last King of the Quilombo dos Palmares)
Republic of Ireland
In 2010, Black History Month began in Cork
Cork is a fitting location given that this city was a leading center of abolition in the 19th century. Frederick Douglass and Charles Lenox Remond were two of the prominent black abolitionists to lecture there
Netherlands
Black Achievement Month (BAM) began in 2015 and occurs during the month of October
BAM seeks to connect the history, present and future of the African diaspora through the celebration of cultural arts (theater, dance, readings and cinema to name a few)
What interesting facts have you learned about during this Black History month?
