Black Consciousness II by Jefferson Pedro

André Rebouças

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The black engineer of freedom

Bibliografy

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André Rebouças (Cachoeira, January 13, 1838 - Funchal, May 9, 1898) was an engineer, inventor, abolitionist and Brazilian monarchist. He was the son of Antônio Pereira Rebouças (1798-1880) and Carolina Pinto Rebouças. His father, son of a freed slave and a Portuguese tailor, was self-taught lawyer, deputy and advisor to Pedro II. Two of his six brothers, Antônio Pereira Rebouças Filho and José Rebouças, were also engineers. André gained fame in Rio de Janeiro, then Capital of the Empire, when solving the problem of water supply, bringing it from springs outside the city.
Serving as a military engineer in the Paraguayan war, André Rebouças developed a torpedo, used successfully.
In 1871, André and his brother Antônio, also an engineer, presented to the Emperor D. Pedro II the railway project linking the city of Curitiba to the coast of Paraná, in the city of Antonina. When the project was carried out, the route was changed to the port of Paranaguá. To this day, this railway work stands out for the daring of its conception.
Alongside Machado de Assis, Cruz and Souza, José do Patrocínio, André Rebouças was one of the representatives of the small black middle class on the rise in the Second Reign and one of the most important voices for the abolition of slavery. He helped create the Brazilian Society Against Slavery, alongside Joaquim Nabuco, José do Patrocínio and others. He also participated in the Abolitionist Confederation and drafted the statutes of the Central Emancipating Association. Participated in the Central Immigration Society, along with the Viscount of Taunay. Encouraged the career of Carlos Gomes, author of the opera O Guarani.
Between September 1882 and February 1883, Rebouças remained in Europe, returning to Brazil to continue the campaign for the abolition of slavery.

Lugares no Brasil, onde foi homenageado

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Rebouças Avenue, in the city of São Paulo (originally called Doctor Rebouças Street) honors André Rebouças. The Rebouças tunnel in Rio de Janeiro was named in memory of André Rebouças and Antônio Rebouças. The Rebouças brothers are also honored in other cities in Brazil, such as Porto Alegre (Engenheiro Antônio Rebouças street) and Curitiba (Rebouças neighborhood and Rua Engenheiros Rebouças). The name of the city of Rebouças (Paraná) is also a tribute to the engineer Antônio Rebouças. Ship André Rebouças - baptized in December 2014 and inaugural trip in May 2015.

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jefferson_pedro25 — 2018-11-14 15:32:45 UTC

We're all the same.

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First and foremost, we have to put an end to race awareness and stop putting color labels on people, every time we do that we create new races and contribute to a new discrimination.

Nelson Mandela

jefferson_pedro25 — 2018-11-14 16:44:19 UTC

No one is born hating another person by the color of their skin, by their origin or even by their religion. To hate, people need to learn, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.

Rosa Parks

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It was December 1, 1955, and a 42-year-old seamstress left work and was sent inside a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. It was in the first place reserved for people of color. After that, the vehicle was packed. The state law determining that cases, the Negroes had that raising. The row had four seats. Only three people got up.

Rosa Parks refused and so she was arrested. The case made her lose her job. In response, city blacks began to boycott the buses.

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Even in the face of undeniable advances, the activist continued to argue that there was much to conquer. He would die in 2005, before seeing Barack Obama become president. The foundation that she created bet on the formation of young people of any ethnicity. Everyone was welcome to learn from civil rights history to a new profession.

Rosa continued to ride the bus while she was healthy. At the end of his life, he lived for rent in Detroit. Despite this, she continued to be recognized for her courage. When she was received at the White House years earlier, she heard from President Bill Clinton: "Rosa Parks is sitting next to the first lady today. And you can sit or stand up, it's her choice. "