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HutchinsCenter 1979. The discovery of Esperança Garcia’s petition against slavery makes her an icon for Afro-Brazilian women; a statue in the regional capital of Piauí now commemorates her historic act of resistance. Learn more at t.co/1N4SXi9aeD #behindthedata t.co/YM8999vU4n t.co/sq7Qajv7Ti

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HutchinsCenter 1770. Enslaved cook, Esperança Garcia, protests her master’s violence, telling the governor: “I am a punching bag.” She asks to be reunited with her husband. Read Brazil’s first known petition against slavery at t.co/1N4SXhRyQ3 #behindthedata t.co/YM8999eiFN t.co/SbX2LtWOq6

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