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Quilombo dos Palmares: Brazil's Lost Nation of Fugitive Slaves" is a fascinating book about a little known phenomenon in 17th century Brazil. For the full span of the century, a nation of fugitive slaves—some 20,000 people—struggled to survive. They were at almost constant war with the most powerful empires on earth. Nevertheless, they sustained several cities, one a citadel fortress atop a mountain. They had an egalitarian society where women and men were equals. They had a quasi-parliamentary government. Over the course of 100 years, these people from all over Africa (plus some Brazilian Ind
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Canceled checks will be to future historians and cultural anthropologists what the Dead Sea Scrolls and hieroglyphics are to us.
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But the people remember
that it happens again and again.
A boy and his toy;
a teenager on the phone;
friends coming home from a party;
a girl asking for the right way--
their breath and their light
taken in just one shot.
But the people still remember
that with each rising sun is a new day.
With each new year is a new dream;
a new seed of hope unearthed, dusted, and polished.
The people know
that there will be a time of peace.
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― The People Remember
― The People Remember
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