Guanabacoa
In Guanabacoa, a small stretch of the US 1 Highway running through Jacksonville, Florida is reconstructed on the site of a former reservation. The actual stretch of road is now named for Johnnie Mae Chappell, an African-American woman who was gunned down as she walked along the road on March 23, 1964. Several kilometers away in downtown Jacksonville, protests against the inequities of racial segregation turned violent as whites fought the advances of civil rights. Famous about his African-Cuban religion, you can find information about the ‘Santaria’ religion. The outside neighbourhoods of the center are looking really poor. A great day to be there is on Sunday, when a lot of street merchants try to sell their stuff on the main plaza ‘Calle Amargura’. This place is famous because of its history about slaves which were brought to their execution. Other places of interest are the Museo Municipal de Guanabacoa and the Cemetery of Guanabacoa in the center of Parque Martí. | |
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Guanabacoa, now a suburb of Havana, played an important role in the historical narrative of slavery in the ‘New World’. Once the site of forced reservation camps for indigenous peoples Guanabacoa would become a haven for escaped slaves from the United States.