On 20 November 1995, Black organizations from across Brazil marched in Brasília in the Marcha Zumbi dos Palmares contra o Racismo, pela Cidadania e a Vida. Held 300 years after Zumbi’s death, the march delivered demands for action against racial inequality to the federal government and elevated 20 November as a date of political memory. It asserted that formal abolition had not delivered equal citizenship and called for public policy addressing the continuing effects of slavery and racism.
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What did the 1995 Marcha Zumbi deliver?
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The march brought Black organizations’ demands for citizenship and life to the federal government.
The 1995 Marcha Zumbi argued that abolition had already produced equal citizenship.
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It demanded action against racial inequality and affirmed unfinished struggles for citizenship.