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Black History
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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Colonial and conquered minds are the most difficult people to engage in any awakening conversation, because they treat every challenging idea as blasphemy and as a threat to the fragile privileges of their temporary enslavement.
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There is no black history month, the entire human race calendar is black.
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― Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot
― Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot
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