Zumbi (1927), painting by Antônio Parreiras. By Antônio Parreiras - ARTExplorer., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10767955

Today in #LaborHistory 11/20/1695: #Zumbí, leader of the #Quilombo de #Palmares, was assassinated. Quilombo: society of people who freed themselves from #slavery. Palmares was largest & lasted >100 years. Raided plantations, freed slaves & slaughtered masters. Superb 1984 film, Quilombo