
CARTAGENA, Colombia — Before leaving Colombia, President Obama spent some time with the people of Cartagena, participating in a cultural event to recognize the historically marginalized Afro-Colombian communities and to grant the descendents of slaves the formal title to their land.
Standing alongside President Santos of Colombia and singer Shakira in the Plaza de San Pedro, Obama reflected.
“My lips don't lie, this a historic day, decades, even centuries in the making,” Obama said. “For generations many of you have lived on these lands, toiled these lands, raised your families on these lands and now, from this day forward, you will at long-last hold title to this land.”.