I am a human being; I am a woman; I am a black woman; I am an African. Once I was free; then I was captured and became a slave; but inside me, I have never been a slave; even today, inside me, here, and here, I am still a free woman.

~ Manu Herbstein

Manu Herbstein Feminism Humanity

In 1891 the Brazilian Minister of Finance decreed the abolition of history, he ordered the destruction of every document which dealt in any way with slavery or the slave trade, a nation-wide burning of the books.

~ Manu Herbstein

Manu Herbstein Book Burning Brazil Government Slavery