Law 14,759 of 21 December 2023 declared 20 November a national holiday for the Day of Zumbi and Black Consciousness. The measure followed decades of Black organizing that had established the date as a remembrance of resistance and a platform for political claims. National recognition links the 1971 initiative of Grupo Palmares to a nationwide public calendar, while the deeper work of confronting racism and the legacies of slavery continues beyond commemoration.
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What did Law 14,759 declare?
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The law declared November 20 a national holiday honoring Zumbi and Black Consciousness.
The national November 20 holiday was created in 1971.
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The movement’s first commemoration dates to 1971; national holiday status came with Law 14,759 in 2023.