Black conscience day

Black conscience day
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Black conscience day

Official name National Day of Zumbi and the Black Consciousness
Other (s) name (s) of Zumbi dos Palmares Day
Regional holiday type
Followed by some regions of Brazil
Date November 20
The National Black Consciousness Day is celebrated in Brazil on 20 November. It was established in 2003 and set up nationwide by Law No. 12,519 of November 10, 2011, and is considered holiday in a thousand cities across the country and in the states of Alagoas, Amazonas, Amapá, Mato Grosso and Rio de Janeiro completely through state decrees. [1] In states that have not adopted the law, it is the responsibility of the mayor, to decide whether there will be a holiday in the city. The occasion is dedicated to reflection on the inclusion of blacks in Brazilian society. [2]

The date was chosen to coincide with the day of the death of "Zumbi dos Palmares" in 1695. Therefore, the Day of Black Consciousness seeks to refer to black resistance against slavery in general, from the first transport of Africans to the Brazilian soil (1549).

Some organizations like the Black Movement (the largest of its kind in the country) organized lectures and educational events, targeting especially black children. The institution seeks to avoid the development of self-prejudice, that is, the inferiority in society. [2]