The food we eat today links us to enslaved Africans who were forcibly brought to Central and South America and the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations. These enslaved people labored under some of the most brutal conditions, one of them being the powerful Carlota Lucumi who risked her life to fight back against these inhumane conditions. The production of sugar continues to oppress people around the world.

Learn more on pp. 33-34 of the Guide.

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