Zumbi - Wikipedia
Zumbi (c. 1655 – November 20, 1695), also known as Zumbi dos Palmares (Portuguese pronunciation: [zũˈbi dus pɐwˈmaɾis]), was a Brazilian quilombola leader and one of the …
Zumbi, Born free in slave-packed brazil, Became military ...
Known as a hard-nosed resistance fighter, the African-Brazilian military leader Zumbi (1655–1695) spent his life safeguarding the fugitive slaves of Palmares, Brazil. Eventually, his …
Zumbi, Afro Brazilian Abolitionist born - African American ...
Zumbi (pronounced "Zoom-bee") was an Afro Brazilian slave and one of the most famous leaders of Palmares. At age 6, he was given to a missionary, Father Antonio Melo.
Black History Heroes: Africans in Brazil: Zumbi dos Palmares
It is known that the historical Zumbi – the black man made of flesh, bone and passion – was born free in one of the Palmares mocambos in 1655, and was imprisoned and handed over as a …
Zumbi: The last king of Palmares - Marc Adam Hertzman ...
Get to know the story of Palmares, an autonomous settlement founded by people escaping slavery in Brazil in the 1600s. -- In the 1600s, an expansive autonomous settlement called …
Encyclopedia of Invisibility — Dos Palmares, Zumbi
Zumbi was killed and decapitated and his head mounted on a pike. To this day Zumbi is revered by the Afro-Brazilian community, and his legacy remains a symbol of liberation and resistance.
Zumbi (1655?–1695) - Encyclopedia.com
Zumbi (1655?–1695) Zumbi (b. 1655?; d. 20 November 1695), organizer and leader of the free black republic (quilombo) of Palmares, in Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil. Little information …