‘It’s deeper than slavery’: Lisbon street project reclaims Portugal’s unseen black history | The Guardian
“Since the start of the year, the Batoto Yetu association, a Swahili name meaning ‘our children,’ has been … installing a series of 20 plaques
“Since the start of the year, the Batoto Yetu association, a Swahili name meaning ‘our children,’ has been … installing a series of 20 plaques
“Portugal trafficked nearly 6 million Africans, more than any other European nation, but has failed so far to confront its past and little is taught
“European country with longest involvement in the slave trade is coming under pressure to give ‘a real sorry’ for its role,” The Guardian writes.