‘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
“From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portuguese vessels and sold into slavery,