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Letter |
April 03, 1995 |
letter to Abella |
Spanish |
In this letter to Aida Abella, Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of developing activities in local schools to disseminate the meaning of Colombia's multicultural and multiethnic identity as defined by the new constitution (issued in 1991). The proposed program of activities includes a conference on the historical roots of cultural mestizaje, and a workshop on traditional Colombian ethnic groups. |
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[September 01, 1990] |
Letter from Santamaria |
Spanish |
Ricardo Santamaría, executive coordinator for Colombia's National Consitutional Assembly ("Asamblea Nacional Consituyente") writes to the members of the Centro Afro Colombiano regarding preparations for their upcoming constitutional reforms. |
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July 05, 1990 |
letter to Campos |
Spanish |
In this letter to José Campos Davila, from the Instituto de Investigaciones Afroperuanas (INAPE), Manuel Zapata Olivella urges him to stay in touch as they prepare for the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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Letter |
October 09, 1990 |
letter to Doueb |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Rafael Doueb, President of the Fondation Danielle Miterrand, about details of fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas, to which the foundation gave financial support. |
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October 26, 1990 |
letter to Mandela |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella invites South African activist Winnie Mandela to participate in the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas, which would meet in 1991 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. |
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Letter |
October 26, 1990 |
letter to Verger |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Franco-Brazilian intellectual Pierre Verger with information on the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas, which would meet in 1991 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. |
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January 04, 1992 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes about issues interfering with the realization of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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March 12, 1996 |
letter to Lewis |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes about the possibility of convening the fourht Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas in Brazil. |
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Letter |
October 16, 1992 |
letter from Nascimento |
Portuguese |
Abdias do Nascimento and Elisa Larkin-Nascimento write to Manuel Zapata Olivella sending copies of their correspondence with the Instituto Colombiano de Antropología and the papers they presented at a recent congress. Please note: the attachments mentioned in this letter are not in the collection. For related documents, consult Abdias Nascimento’s archival collection, housed by the Afro-Brazilian Studies and Research Institute (IPEAFRO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil http://ipeafro.org.br/home/br/acervo-digital pesquisa@ipeafro.org.br |
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February 13, 1986 |
publication from Gerber |
Spanish |
Brazilian sociologist and film-maker Raquel Gerber writes to Manuel Zapata Olivella congratulating him on the Prêmio Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho, a literary prize he won for his novel "Changó, el gran putas." She included a newspaper clipping from the "Folha de São Paulo" with information on the literary prize. |
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Letter |
January 03, 1991 |
letter to Santos |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Brazilian writer and historian Joel Rufino dos Santos informing him about the postponement of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
December 06, 1990 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
In this letter to Abdias do Nascimento, Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the possibility of postponing the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas due to heightened airfare prices caused by the Gulf crisis. |
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August 28, 1990 |
letter to Canetti-Echevarria |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Mildred Canetti-Echevarría, Director at the Departamento de Cultura, providing further information on the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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February 27, 1990 |
letter to Graham |
Spanish |
In this letter to Sheila Graham (Consejo Nacional de Asuntos Culturales, Jamaica), Manuel Zapata Olivella suggests organizing a regional meeting in Venezuela in preparation for the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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Letter |
August 09, 1990 |
letter to Graham |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Sheila Lowe Graham at the Consejo Nacional de Asuntos Culturales (Jamaica) with instructions on how to organize the Caribbean regional meeting, in preparation for the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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