LinkLinks Washington Post: 50 years ago, D.C.’s first African Liberation Day launched a movement By Editor On May 28, 2022 Last updated May 28, 2022 155 Share They came by the thousands. A river of Black and Brown humanity, flowing out of Malcolm X Park, down 16th Street NW, then west on U Street. Red, black, and green flags held aloft, carrying signs that read “Africa for the Africans” and “Help Free Angola, Boycott Gulf [Oil],” they staged a raucous protest outside the Portuguese Embassy before splitting into smaller groups to demonstrate outside the Rhodesian Information Center, the South Africa Embassy and the U.S. State Department. 155 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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