Brazil’s slave descendents seek justice
Hmmm… Anyone see this in any US papers?
Brazilian descendents of runaway slaves, known as quilombos, are hoping a new law will finally give them the right over their own land.
Last week, they marched on the capital Brasilia with other black groups demanding racial equality.
The march, called Zumbi 10 Against Racism and for Equality and Life, was the second modern mobilisation of the largest black population in the world after Nigeria.
According to the federal police, an estimated 7000 people participated in the march which was backed by the Roman Catholic Church, trade unions, the landless and several political parties, notably the governing Workers’ Party.
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