Leonard Abrams discusses his legendary life and his most recent film “Quilombo Country”, a documentary film shot in digital video, which provides a portrait of rural communities in Brazil that were either founded by runaway African slaves or begun from abandoned plantations. This type of community is known as a quilombo, from an Angolan word that means “encampment.”

There are as many as 2,000 quilombos today. Contrary to Brazil’s national mythology, Brazil was a brutal and deadly place for slaves-But they didn’t submit willingly. Thousands escaped, while others led political and militant movements that forced white farmers to leave. Largely unknown to the outside world, today these communities struggle to preserve a rich heritage born of resistance to oppression.

“Quilombo Country” is narrated by Chuck D, the legendary poet, media commentator and leader of the iconic hip hop band Public Enemy.

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