Advertisement Advertisement The soldiers who assassinated him severed his head and delivered it to the governor, who ordered it placed on a tall stake in a public square, an act meant to “mollify” white planters, to “terrorize the Blacks who superstitiously view Zumbi to be immortal,” and to leave no doubt that “Palmares has been destroyed once and for all.” Over the next two centuries, slavery deepened and Brazil received 12 times the number of enslaved Africans forcibly taken to the United States. Palmares and its historical memory also underscore just how much Americans stand to lose through attempts to curb the telling of histories, such as the efforts to end the 400 Years Commission, the exhibition at the Whitney Plantation, and countless other examples in recent months.
Author: Marc A. Hertzman / Made by History
Published at: 2025-06-17 21:51:56
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