Christian Guimarães DiasD1AUT1

The National Black Consciousness Day is celebrated in Brazil on 20 November 20th. It was established in 2003 and set up nationwide by Law No. 12,519, of 10 November 2011, being considered holiday in about a thousand cities across the country and in the states of Alagoas, Amazonas, Amapá, Mato Grosso and Rio de Janeiro completely through state decrees. In states that have not adopted the law, the responsibility is the mayor who decides whether there will be a holiday in the city. The occasion is dedicated to reflection on the inclusion of blacks in Brazilian society. The date was chosen to coincide with the day of the death of "Zumbi", in 1695. Thus, the Day of Black Consciousness seeks to refer to black resistance against slavery in general, from the first transport Africans to Brazilian soil (1549).

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

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