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These men of the forest have the custom of decorating their bodies and faces before undertaking any action. Above all, they use red, from the seed of the onoto, and black, which they obtain from burnt...
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Home is where we keep the things we need. Whether it's a lawn mower or a coffee pot, it has a home in our lives. Of course, our documents are no different. For years, they've lived on...
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of strategy, knowledge and fun. It's Tic Tac Dough! [audience applauding] And now, here's our host, Wink Martindale. [audience applauding] Thank you. Thank you, Jay Stewart. Thank you,...
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The slave ships also arrived in Cuba, thereby creating another large African population. Here the rebel slaves were called "cimarrones" and they also had to win their freedom. Their...
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Jacinto is a member of the AWUAKA secret society and today is undergoing an initiation ceremony in the "Palo de Monte", Cuban black magic. The essential difference between Regla de...
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Brazil was the other place where a large number of slaves arrived during the time of the slave trade. It is estimated that there was a population of almost nine million black Africans at the end of...
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The slave trade with the New World was started not long after the Discovery of America. For more than three centuries, slave-ships continued with their sinister voyages loaded with their dreadful...
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I'm going to die. Time is running out for me, and for my companions; my brothers of the river who, like me, were born in these waters four years ago. Our lives are coming to an end after a...
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Christophe ordered the Palace of Sans Souci to be built near the Citadell, in the style of Frederick II of Prussia. In 1820, at the foot of the Palace stairs, near the church, the eccentric king ended...
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