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San Lorenzo de los Negros (Yanga)
Yanga, Veracruz, N/A, Mexico
Founded by formerly enslaved leader Gaspar Yanga after decades of maroon resistance, San Lorenzo de los Negros was formally recognized by Spain in 1618 as the first officially sanctioned free town of Africans in the Americas.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that enslaved and oppressed people accepted their condition. Every stone here is evidence of refusal.
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"Shared theme: Freedom and Resistance & International Diaspora Connections"
"Shared theme: Freedom and Resistance & International Diaspora Connections"