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Gertrudes De Jesus, a Black Woman at the Forefront of the Abolitionist Movement in Pernambuco.

As night fell, boats glided stealthily along the Capibaribe River in Recife. They were crammed with escaped enslaved people, hidden beneath bundles of straw. Their final destination was the Port Wharf, from where men, women, and children traveled to other provinces, mainly Ceará, which had already abolished slavery in March 1884. Recife grew along the course of the Capibaribe River, a waterway that served for transportation and through which goo…
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As night fell, boats glided stealthily along the Capibaribe River in Recife. They were crammed with escaped enslaved people, hidden beneath bundles of straw. Their final destination was the Port Wharf, from where men, women, and children traveled to other provinces, mainly Ceará, which had already abolished slavery in March 1884. Recife grew along the course of the Capibaribe River, a waterway that served for transportation and through which goo…

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Agência Pública broke the news in on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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