On 20 July 1971, Black activists in Porto Alegre formed Grupo Palmares. Poet and teacher Oliveira Silveira and fellow organizers researched Black history, created cultural programs, and challenged...
On 20 November 1971, Grupo Palmares organized an evocative act in Porto Alegre honoring Black resistance and Palmares. The date shifted public memory away from an emancipation story centered on the...