Culture and Resistance: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune (Part II)

Culture and Resistance: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune (Part II)

Devotion to San Benito of Palermo, a Black saint symbolizing both spirituality and resistance, plays an important role in the culture of Palmarito. The chants, drums, and rituals associated with the sain function both as religious practices and as forms of collective organization, memory, and identity.