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  • New book looks at Brazil’s longest-lasting maroon society, its influence today

    Nov 8, 2024 11:30 am by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration
    Image of history professor Marc Hertzman beside the cover of his new book, “After Palmares: Diaspora, Inheritance, and the Afterlives of Zumbi.” Credit: Courtesy Marc Hertzman

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    • Image of history professor Marc Hertzman beside the cover of his new book, “After Palmares: Diaspora, Inheritance, and the Afterlives of Zumbi.” Credit: Courtesy Marc Hertzman

    History professor Marc Hertzman examines the longest-lasting society formed by people who escaped slavery and their descendants in Brazil and how its memory shapes concepts of Black resistance and national identity today.