While some forget that the United States does not have a monopoly over the title "America," the term, with some exceptions, encompasses most of the Western Hemisphere. As such, many of the communities of African descent that reside within this range possess equal claim to the name "African Americans." The event commemorated "Black Consciousness Day," an annual holiday that is celebrated in Brazil on November 20. The public holiday pays tribute to an African ancestor, Zumbi dos Palmares, revered by Blacks in the country for his fierce resistance to slavery in the 17th century. The day was consciously chosen to symbolize the ongoing struggles of Blacks to achieve social and economic equality in Brazil.
"These talented writers are about to embark on 14 wholly different and fascinating itineraries, from exploring ancient scrolls in Timbuktu, to the Anglican Church in Uganda, to Somaliland's elections, to name a few," says Tom Burke, the Achebe Center program manager. "It is a landmark project, and our partners - large and small - across the continent have lent enthusiasm and support. It's an exciting time to watch these pilgrimages unfold, and it will be quite something to read these books once their pages are written."
Nascimento,Abdias do (Author) and Nascimento,Elisa Larkin (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
1992, 1987
Published:
Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
218 p, Contents: Memories from exile : the making of a Brazilian Pan-Africanist (Lisbon, 1976 and Rio de Janeiro, 1991). Appendix: Nascimento's inaugural speech as state secretary -- Pan-Africanism, Negritude and the African experience in Brazil (Miami and Dakar, 1987) -- Africans in South and Central America : members of the African World (Accra, 1988)
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
197 p, "This bibliography compiles scholarly literature, primarily written in Portuguese and English, as well as a sample of the popular literature published between 1900 and 1997 on Afro-Brazilian religions.";
