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Research paper thumbnail of https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/2020/06/06/historiadora-defende-maior-representacao-da-populacao-negra-nos-cargos-publicos

CNN Brasil, 2020

Movimentos sociais antirracistas acontecem há doze dias, ininterruptos, e já alcançam todo o mund... more Movimentos sociais antirracistas acontecem há doze dias, ininterruptos, e já alcançam todo o mundo. A professora doutora e historiadora Luciana Brito, da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), foi convidada pela CNN para uma entrevista sobre o assunto. Um dos entrevistadores foi o professor e cientista político Ricardo Caldas, da Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

Research paper thumbnail of Five-year-old's fatal plunge provokes hard questions about Brazil's racism

Research paper thumbnail of Opinião | Violência Contra Negros e o Racismo Estrutural | 17/06/2020

O assassinato de um homem negro por um policial branco nos Estados Unidos foi o estopim para que ... more O assassinato de um homem negro por um policial branco nos Estados Unidos foi o estopim para que milhares de pessoas por todo o país fossem às ruas contra o racismo. No Brasil, o assassinato do menino João Pedro também fez com que a população, indignada, clamasse que vidas negras importam. Para falar sobre o assunto, o Opinião recebe Luciana Brito, historiadora e professora da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia e Cristiano Rodrigues, cientista político e professor do Departamento de Ciência Política da UFMG.

Research paper thumbnail of Nexo Jornal

Research paper thumbnail of Caso Miguel: morte de menino no Recife mostra 'como supremacia branca funciona no Brasil', diz historiadora

Research paper thumbnail of "Nos EUA, o fato dos estados do sul terem criado leis segregacionistas criou um invisível muito visível.

Research paper thumbnail of Historiadora Luciana Brito fala sobre os protestos nos EUA

Research paper thumbnail of Por que protestos contra o racismo nos EUA são diferentes dos brasileiros...

Research paper thumbnail of The Confederacy Made Its Last Stand in Brazil http://amp.history.com/news/confederacy-in-brazil-civil-war?__twitter_impression=true

"...Descendants of the original Confederados tend to play down their ancestors’ ties to slavery. ... more "...Descendants of the original Confederados tend to play down their ancestors’ ties to slavery. Yet, according to Brito, the Confederados were largely attracted to Brazil both because they wanted to own slaves and because they believed the institution of slavery would maintain strict racial hierarchies. “Based on the documentation that I read,” Brito says, “I have no doubt that they came to Brazil because of slavery.”

Research paper thumbnail of Confederados! Your Weekly Constitutional

You’ve heard of Confederates. But have you heard of “Confederados?” The terms are related, but as... more You’ve heard of Confederates. But have you heard of “Confederados?” The terms are related, but as the variation in spelling suggests, there’s a linguistic and geographical difference.
It seems that a number of unhappy Confederates left the United States after our Civil War and emigrated to places where they could continue to own slaves. Among those places was Brazil, where such people were called “Confederados,” and where their descendants live to this day.
Two Brazilian historians, Luciana da Cruz Brito and Helena Maria Machado, will tell us the tale. It's a story that is not only compelling, but which also brings home an important point: African slavery was not just a problem in the United States, but throughout the Americas, and indeed, throughout much of the world.

Research paper thumbnail of A Slice of the Confederacy in the Interior of Brazil in: The New York Times, May 9th 2016

Research paper thumbnail of SOMOS TODAS (DES)IGUAIS -AS MULHERES NEGRAS E O ZIKA VÍRUS

Nenhuma de nós sabe ao certo ainda o que é o Zika vírus e muito tem se especulado sobre a associa... more Nenhuma de nós sabe ao certo ainda o que é o Zika vírus e muito tem se especulado sobre a associação entre o mosquito e a microcefalia. Do nosso lugar de feministas negras, militantes do movimento de mulheres negras, nosso papel é pensar como os casos de microcefalia e o debate sobre o aborto, assim como os discursos de uma moral feminina, afeta de maneira cruel todas as mulheres, mas principalmente as mulheres negras e pobres...

Research paper thumbnail of Um espelho do passado… ou os “frutos estranhos” do Brasil

Research paper thumbnail of Matéria Jornal o Globo

Revolta dos Malês é revista em textos de escravos e de jornais da época

Papers by Luciana Brito

Research paper thumbnail of Sem direitos, nem cidadania: condição legal e agência de mulheres e homens africanos na Bahia do século XIX

Research paper thumbnail of Sob o Rigor da Lei: Os Africanos e a Legislação Baiana no Século XIX

Sankofa (São Paulo), 2008

A legislação produzida no Brasil durante o século XIX, sobretudo o Código Criminal do Império do ... more A legislação produzida no Brasil durante o século XIX, sobretudo o Código Criminal do Império do Brasil, procurou atender demandas sociais no sentido de impedir e punir com rigor os atos de resistência negra que ameaçassem a estrutura social escravista. Associado ao debate nacional e as medidas parlamentares para prevenir e castigar tais ações consideradas criminosas, além de suspeitas e ameaçadoras, ocorriam os debates parlamentares sobre segurança pública na província da Bahia. As freqüentes insurreições promovidas por africanos e afro-descendentes tornava mais específicas as necessidades dos presidentes de província e chefes de polícia baianos, provocando, às vezes, distorções da lei ou até mesmo o não cumprimento dela. Nosso interesse é investigar como a legislação provincial na Bahia manifestava os objetivos de controle social sobre a população africana na primeira metade do século XIX, uma vez que os africanos eram considerados “mais perigosos” a ponto de receberem uma legisla...

Research paper thumbnail of The crime of miscegenation: racial mixing in slaveholding Brazil and the threat to racial purity in post-abolition United States

This article discuss how the Brazilian example was debated and appropriated by politicians, scien... more This article discuss how the Brazilian example was debated and appropriated by politicians, scientists, and other members of the white US elite, who in the post-abolition period were preparing a nation project which maintained the old slaveholding ideologies of white supremacy and racial segregation, lasting in the country until the twentieth century. In Latin America it was possible to assess the negative effects of racial mixing, while Brazil became an example of backwardness and degeneration, reinforcing the need for urgent segregationist policies in the United States. The question of racial mixing was linked to the production of a notion of national identity which was sustained by the idea of purity of blood and in opposition to Latin American societies.

Research paper thumbnail of UM PARAÍSO ESCRAVISTA NA AMÉRICA DO SUL: RAÇA E ESCRAVIDÃO SOB O OLHAR DE IMIGRANTES CONFEDERADOS NO BRASIL OITOCENTISTA

During the Civil War, when abolition became a reality in the United States, white southerners fel... more During the Civil War, when abolition became a reality in the United States, white southerners felt threatened by what they called 􏰀African despotism􏰁. According to them, the abolition would bring a new racial order, which would result in the reversion of racial codes. It means that African-Americans would lead the country and they would subjugate white southerners. The promises of reconstruct their lives in another slave society seemed to the confederates the possibility to no only continue to take the benefits of exploit slave workers, but also continue to live under racial politics that they were familiar with. Besides, Brazilian Emperor gave a lot of incentives to those willing to immigrate, like free land. Thus, thousands of confederates start to immigrate to countries like Cuba, México, Honduras, Argentina, and Brazil. However, the confederates realized that Brazil would not be their new racial paradise. The apparent racial integration, the social assimilation of freed blacks, what was considered excessive, and the racial mixing made the immigrants wonder if Brazil could really be their new home. Through information available in books, memoirs and specially letters send to their friends and relatives in the U.S., this article will discuss the views of these white Americans on race, especially racial mixing, and the social place of freed blacks in Brazilian slave society.

Research paper thumbnail of Abolicionistas afro-americanos e suas interpretações sobre escravidão, liberdade e relações raciais no Brasil no século XIX, in: Tornando-se Livre: Agentes históricos e lutas sociais no processo de abolição. Maria Helena Machado e Celso Thomas Castilho (orgs.)

Research paper thumbnail of A Nation of Blended Colors: African-American Abolitionists and their Perspectives on Race Relations in Nineteenth Century Brazil.

Another Black Like Me: The Construction of Identities and Solidarity in the African Diaspora, Jan 2, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/2020/06/06/historiadora-defende-maior-representacao-da-populacao-negra-nos-cargos-publicos

CNN Brasil, 2020

Movimentos sociais antirracistas acontecem há doze dias, ininterruptos, e já alcançam todo o mund... more Movimentos sociais antirracistas acontecem há doze dias, ininterruptos, e já alcançam todo o mundo. A professora doutora e historiadora Luciana Brito, da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), foi convidada pela CNN para uma entrevista sobre o assunto. Um dos entrevistadores foi o professor e cientista político Ricardo Caldas, da Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

Research paper thumbnail of Five-year-old's fatal plunge provokes hard questions about Brazil's racism

Research paper thumbnail of Opinião | Violência Contra Negros e o Racismo Estrutural | 17/06/2020

O assassinato de um homem negro por um policial branco nos Estados Unidos foi o estopim para que ... more O assassinato de um homem negro por um policial branco nos Estados Unidos foi o estopim para que milhares de pessoas por todo o país fossem às ruas contra o racismo. No Brasil, o assassinato do menino João Pedro também fez com que a população, indignada, clamasse que vidas negras importam. Para falar sobre o assunto, o Opinião recebe Luciana Brito, historiadora e professora da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia e Cristiano Rodrigues, cientista político e professor do Departamento de Ciência Política da UFMG.

Research paper thumbnail of Nexo Jornal

Research paper thumbnail of Caso Miguel: morte de menino no Recife mostra 'como supremacia branca funciona no Brasil', diz historiadora

Research paper thumbnail of "Nos EUA, o fato dos estados do sul terem criado leis segregacionistas criou um invisível muito visível.

Research paper thumbnail of Historiadora Luciana Brito fala sobre os protestos nos EUA

Research paper thumbnail of Por que protestos contra o racismo nos EUA são diferentes dos brasileiros...

Research paper thumbnail of The Confederacy Made Its Last Stand in Brazil http://amp.history.com/news/confederacy-in-brazil-civil-war?__twitter_impression=true

"...Descendants of the original Confederados tend to play down their ancestors’ ties to slavery. ... more "...Descendants of the original Confederados tend to play down their ancestors’ ties to slavery. Yet, according to Brito, the Confederados were largely attracted to Brazil both because they wanted to own slaves and because they believed the institution of slavery would maintain strict racial hierarchies. “Based on the documentation that I read,” Brito says, “I have no doubt that they came to Brazil because of slavery.”

Research paper thumbnail of Confederados! Your Weekly Constitutional

You’ve heard of Confederates. But have you heard of “Confederados?” The terms are related, but as... more You’ve heard of Confederates. But have you heard of “Confederados?” The terms are related, but as the variation in spelling suggests, there’s a linguistic and geographical difference.
It seems that a number of unhappy Confederates left the United States after our Civil War and emigrated to places where they could continue to own slaves. Among those places was Brazil, where such people were called “Confederados,” and where their descendants live to this day.
Two Brazilian historians, Luciana da Cruz Brito and Helena Maria Machado, will tell us the tale. It's a story that is not only compelling, but which also brings home an important point: African slavery was not just a problem in the United States, but throughout the Americas, and indeed, throughout much of the world.

Research paper thumbnail of A Slice of the Confederacy in the Interior of Brazil in: The New York Times, May 9th 2016

Research paper thumbnail of SOMOS TODAS (DES)IGUAIS -AS MULHERES NEGRAS E O ZIKA VÍRUS

Nenhuma de nós sabe ao certo ainda o que é o Zika vírus e muito tem se especulado sobre a associa... more Nenhuma de nós sabe ao certo ainda o que é o Zika vírus e muito tem se especulado sobre a associação entre o mosquito e a microcefalia. Do nosso lugar de feministas negras, militantes do movimento de mulheres negras, nosso papel é pensar como os casos de microcefalia e o debate sobre o aborto, assim como os discursos de uma moral feminina, afeta de maneira cruel todas as mulheres, mas principalmente as mulheres negras e pobres...

Research paper thumbnail of Um espelho do passado… ou os “frutos estranhos” do Brasil

Research paper thumbnail of Matéria Jornal o Globo

Revolta dos Malês é revista em textos de escravos e de jornais da época

Research paper thumbnail of Sem direitos, nem cidadania: condição legal e agência de mulheres e homens africanos na Bahia do século XIX

Research paper thumbnail of Sob o Rigor da Lei: Os Africanos e a Legislação Baiana no Século XIX

Sankofa (São Paulo), 2008

A legislação produzida no Brasil durante o século XIX, sobretudo o Código Criminal do Império do ... more A legislação produzida no Brasil durante o século XIX, sobretudo o Código Criminal do Império do Brasil, procurou atender demandas sociais no sentido de impedir e punir com rigor os atos de resistência negra que ameaçassem a estrutura social escravista. Associado ao debate nacional e as medidas parlamentares para prevenir e castigar tais ações consideradas criminosas, além de suspeitas e ameaçadoras, ocorriam os debates parlamentares sobre segurança pública na província da Bahia. As freqüentes insurreições promovidas por africanos e afro-descendentes tornava mais específicas as necessidades dos presidentes de província e chefes de polícia baianos, provocando, às vezes, distorções da lei ou até mesmo o não cumprimento dela. Nosso interesse é investigar como a legislação provincial na Bahia manifestava os objetivos de controle social sobre a população africana na primeira metade do século XIX, uma vez que os africanos eram considerados “mais perigosos” a ponto de receberem uma legisla...

Research paper thumbnail of The crime of miscegenation: racial mixing in slaveholding Brazil and the threat to racial purity in post-abolition United States

This article discuss how the Brazilian example was debated and appropriated by politicians, scien... more This article discuss how the Brazilian example was debated and appropriated by politicians, scientists, and other members of the white US elite, who in the post-abolition period were preparing a nation project which maintained the old slaveholding ideologies of white supremacy and racial segregation, lasting in the country until the twentieth century. In Latin America it was possible to assess the negative effects of racial mixing, while Brazil became an example of backwardness and degeneration, reinforcing the need for urgent segregationist policies in the United States. The question of racial mixing was linked to the production of a notion of national identity which was sustained by the idea of purity of blood and in opposition to Latin American societies.

Research paper thumbnail of UM PARAÍSO ESCRAVISTA NA AMÉRICA DO SUL: RAÇA E ESCRAVIDÃO SOB O OLHAR DE IMIGRANTES CONFEDERADOS NO BRASIL OITOCENTISTA

During the Civil War, when abolition became a reality in the United States, white southerners fel... more During the Civil War, when abolition became a reality in the United States, white southerners felt threatened by what they called 􏰀African despotism􏰁. According to them, the abolition would bring a new racial order, which would result in the reversion of racial codes. It means that African-Americans would lead the country and they would subjugate white southerners. The promises of reconstruct their lives in another slave society seemed to the confederates the possibility to no only continue to take the benefits of exploit slave workers, but also continue to live under racial politics that they were familiar with. Besides, Brazilian Emperor gave a lot of incentives to those willing to immigrate, like free land. Thus, thousands of confederates start to immigrate to countries like Cuba, México, Honduras, Argentina, and Brazil. However, the confederates realized that Brazil would not be their new racial paradise. The apparent racial integration, the social assimilation of freed blacks, what was considered excessive, and the racial mixing made the immigrants wonder if Brazil could really be their new home. Through information available in books, memoirs and specially letters send to their friends and relatives in the U.S., this article will discuss the views of these white Americans on race, especially racial mixing, and the social place of freed blacks in Brazilian slave society.

Research paper thumbnail of Abolicionistas afro-americanos e suas interpretações sobre escravidão, liberdade e relações raciais no Brasil no século XIX, in: Tornando-se Livre: Agentes históricos e lutas sociais no processo de abolição. Maria Helena Machado e Celso Thomas Castilho (orgs.)

Research paper thumbnail of A Nation of Blended Colors: African-American Abolitionists and their Perspectives on Race Relations in Nineteenth Century Brazil.

Another Black Like Me: The Construction of Identities and Solidarity in the African Diaspora, Jan 2, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of African-American abolitionists views about slavery and emancipation in Brazil.

Research paper thumbnail of Uma nação de “Blend of colors”: o olhar dos abolicionistas norte-americanos sobre amalgamação (ou miscigenação) no Brasil e Estados Unidos.

Research paper thumbnail of Sob o Rigor da Lei: os Africanos e a Legislação Baiana no século XIX

Revista Sankofa, Dec 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Sem direitos, nem cidadania: condição legal e agência de mulheres e homens africanos na Bahia do século XIX.

História Unisinos, Sep 2010

Research paper thumbnail of A “liberdade” no Atlântico Sul: o olhar da imprensa estadunidense so- bre o processo de abolição da escravidão no Brasil

Pictures and Mirrors: Race and Ethnicity in Brazil and the United States, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Between Tropical Beauties, Hottentots and Muses: Representations of Black Women in Brazilian Society. Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association. Atlanta-Georgia- January, 2016.

In 2014, during the last world cup in Brazil, we testimonied a profusion of images and narratives... more In 2014, during the last world cup in Brazil, we testimonied a profusion of images and narratives that reinforced the stereotype of the over sexualized Brazilian woman. Nationally and internationally these ideas were repeatedly affirmed through the exposition of Brazilian Afro-Latino bodies in a market that explored western sexual consumerism and exotic ideas about Latin Americans. I argue that these ideas are not new and have they roots at least at the 19th century. When American and Europeans travelers visit Brazil they dedicated special attention in describing the African and afro Brazilian female population recording they eccentric blackness, racial mixing, nudity and “savage” sexual appetite. These fantasies about the local female population were a metaphor of the exotic and tropical land that, like the local black women, the visitors expected to dominate and explore. This presentation is an effort to connect historical and contemporary representation of black women bodies in Brazil as portrayed by American observers.

Research paper thumbnail of Between Tropical Beauties, Hottentots and Muses: Representations of Black Women in Brazilian Society. Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association. Atlanta-Georgia- January, 2016.

In 2014, during the last world cup in Brazil, we testimonied a profusion of images and narratives... more In 2014, during the last world cup in Brazil, we testimonied a profusion of images and narratives that reinforced the stereotype of the over sexualized Brazilian woman. Nationally and internationally these ideas were repeatedly affirmed through the exposition of Brazilian Afro-Latino bodies in a market that explored western sexual consumerism and exotic ideas about Latin Americans. I argue that these ideas are not new and have they roots at least at the 19th century. When American and Europeans travelers visit Brazil they dedicated special attention in describing the African and afro Brazilian female population recording they eccentric blackness, racial mixing, nudity and “savage” sexual appetite. These fantasies about the local female population were a metaphor of the exotic and tropical land that, like the local black women, the visitors expected to dominate and explore. This presentation is an effort to connect historical and contemporary representation of black women bodies in Brazil as portrayed by American observers.

Research paper thumbnail of “In defense of our humanity: African-Americans perspectives on history and Black experience in the 19th Century Atlantic World”. Conference of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) Charleston-SC, November 2015.

In Defense of Our Humanity: African-American’s Perspectives on History and Black Experience in th... more In Defense of Our Humanity: African-American’s Perspectives on History and Black Experience in the Nineteenth Century Atlantic World.

Between the years of 1840 and 1860, African-American abolitionists faced an era marked by a systematic defense of slavery, strong anti-black hostility in the North as well as a scientific movement that justified slavery through theories which contested African humanity and the intellectual capacities of the so called “ Ethiopian race”. The scientific thesis of “African inferiority” was used to justify segregation policies, defend slavery and refuse the citizenship of freed blacks even after the abolition movement. In response to these ideas, African-Americans created their own narratives about the origin of African race and their contributions to the civilization.
Along with this struggle to be recognized as part of the human family, African Americans also developed their own methods of self-affirmation by interpreting the experiences of black people in other parts of the Atlantic world. The autonomy of free blacks and their rights in other societies, under slavery or after abolition, were viewed by the white American elites as examples of degradation. Conversely, this same information helped to create a positive scenario that inspired black people in United States during their struggle for freedom and rights. This paper will debate how African-American abolitionists interpreted experiences of freed and enslaved people in the “ Black Atlantic” emphasizing their intellectual abilities, humanity and self-government. Specifically, using a transnational approach, I will debate how they appropriated the experiences of Afro-Brazilians and framed an alternative version of the history of African and people if African-descent in the Diaspora.

Research paper thumbnail of U. S. Representations of Brazilian Slavery

In the nineteenth century, slavery was the foremost subject of US travelers narratives in Brazil.... more In the nineteenth century, slavery was the foremost subject of US travelers narratives in Brazil. In their accounts theaw travelers provided detailed descriptions of the racial hierarchies in Brazil, the work, dress codes, and the diversity of the country's enslaved population coming from various regions of Africa. Also, North American authors revealed the fears and the ways US societies perceived racial mixture by creating short stories based on Brazilian race relations. Some of these stories focused on mulatto men and women who passed as whites in Brazil. In addition, they also explored the ambiguous mulatto identity in the United States. Other US authors represented Brazilian society in popular operas that featured racial mixing as the central theme. This paper discusses how slavery in Brazil was represented in US by travelers and writers who explored the potential popularity of slave life as a form of narrative, including descriptions of enslaved women and racial mixing, by producing and reinforcing ideas about exoticism in the tropical world.

Research paper thumbnail of Slavery and abolition in a transnational perspective: Brazil and United States

Research paper thumbnail of Seminário Internacional Emancipação, inclusão e exclusão. Desafios do passado e do presente

O debate das relações raciais nos EUA através do (anti) exemplo da sociedade brasileira: o tema d... more O debate das relações raciais nos EUA através do (anti) exemplo da sociedade brasileira: o tema da mistura racial no Brasil no século XIX.

Este ano nos Estados Unidos se celebra os 150 anos da abolição nos estados do sul (1863) iniciando um processo que, terminou definitivamente com a escravidão em todo o país após a Guerra Civil, em 1865. Antes da Guerra, a batalha que definiria a continuação ou não do cativeiro ocorreria através dos debates travados entre escravistas e abolicionistas, que defendiam não só a abolição como também a extensão da cidadania para todos os norte-americanos, inclusive os negros. No processo de construção de argumentos pró e antiescravistas foram utilizadas várias
estratégias, inclusive a prática de citar experiências de outras nações escravistas, como o Brasil. Interessava saber e divulgar como o país latino americano mantinha o controle da população escravizada e liberta, e como eram as relações raciais naquele
país. Aos abolicionistas afro-americanos interessava as notícias das relações harmônicas entre negros e brancos, da escravidão amena e de libertos que tinham direitos garantidos pela Constituição do Império, assim como os brasileiros brancos. Depois que os sulistas derrotados pela Guerra Civil passaram a imigrar para o Brasil
com o objetivo de fundar uma nação escravista no sul latino americano, outras impressões do Brasil passaram a surgir nesse cenário. Assim, entre as décadas de 1840 e 1860, as diversas notícias e registros sobre a sociedade brasileira - descrita em diversos momentos como excessivamente mestiça, escravista, sem regras raciais definidas e sem limites impostos aos libertos - foram utilizadas e apropriadas no contexto político norte-americano. Este breve artigo tem o objetivo de discutir os interesses e disputas que se refletiam nestas interpretações sobre a sociedade brasileira e que foram produzidas por grupos que tentavam projetar o futuro dos Estados Unidos pós-abolição tendo o Brasil como exemplo, fosse ele positivo ou negativo.

Research paper thumbnail of “A ciência em nome da desigualdade: A Escola Americana de Antropologia, os abolicionistas negros e a disputa pela cidadania e liberdade nos Estados Unidos 1840-1860.” The American School of Anthropology, the Black Abolitionists and the Dispute for Citizenship and Freedom in the U.S. 1840-1860)

Os abolicionistas negros norte-americanos, além de defender o fim da escravidão, ainda tinham a d... more Os abolicionistas negros norte-americanos, além de defender o fim da escravidão, ainda tinham a difícil tarefa de provar ao seu país que eram capazes de administrar os benefícios da liberdade e da cidadania. Para tanto, tinham que primeiro convencer os norte-americanos brancos de que todos faziam parte da mesma raça e que, portanto, tinham as mesmas habilidades intelectuais daqueles que a ciência da época considerava superiores: os “caucasianos”. Esta era uma tarefa extremamente difícil, uma vez que homens e mulheres negras eram alvos de um forte movimento científico encabeçado pela Escola Americana de Antropologia, formada por um grupo de reconhecidos estudiosos da raça tais como Samuel Morton, Josiah Nott, Louis Agassiz e George Gliddon. Criando bases científicas que justificavam políticas de desigualdade baseadas nas supostas diferenças raciais entre as décadas de 1840 e 60, esta grupo de cientistas se dedicou a defender a origem diversa das espécies dividindo e hierarquizando a humanidade. Segundo este ranking a raça branca ocuparia o topo devido às suas habilidades avançadas e os negros estariam na base, já que supostamente possuíam características físicas animalizadas e intelectualidade limitada. Para questionar estas teorias muito populares entre os norte-americanos brancos (tanto escravistas e quanto os que defendiam o fim do cativeiro) os afro-americanos abolicionistas buscaram participar desse debate científico buscando outras referências que, ao contrário, defendiam a origem única das espécies e a igualdade entre as raças. ,O defensor solitário dessa teoria era cientista alemão Friedrich Tiedemann. Além da ciência, os libertos nos Estados Unidos também buscaram exemplos na prática social ao longo do Atlântico citando os feitos intelectuais de negros e mulatos libertos brasileiros, que pelo menos legalmente, eram dotados da cidadania que ainda estava para ser conquista no hemisfério norte.

Research paper thumbnail of Latin American Studies Association – LASA XXXI International Congress – Toward a New Social Contract

African-American abolitionists views about slavery and emancipation in Brazil. African-American ... more African-American abolitionists views about slavery and emancipation in Brazil.
African-American abolitionists searched for connections and other experiences lived by black people in Diaspora in order to strength the campaign against slavery in U.S. They believed that Brazil, as a big slave nation as well as United States, would be a good and strategic example to be mentioned. Several reasons explain this interest: In 1853, the black abolitionist William G. Allen mentioned Brazil as a example of good living of blacks and whites, despite this country maintained captivity until 1888: [racial prejudice] was generated entirely by American slavery, and did not exist even in Brazil, where some of the most distinguished officers of the government were of African blood. The newspaper The Frederick Douglas Paper had similar view of race relations in Brazilian society as published in Feb, 1852: “Another serious obstacle to the spread of anti-slavery principles in the United States, is much less felt in Brazil, that is, the feeling of caste, and the antipathy of the whites to amalgamating or associating with blacks”. Other questions about Brazil, as a nation similar or different from United States are showed and used strategically in pro- emancipation rhetoric. The issue of amalgamation, placing Brazil as a miscigenated society, deserves special attention. Thus, through diaries, letters and mainly abolitionist newspapers, this research aims to investigate and understand why and how slavery and the situation of free blacks in Brazil were interpreted by African-American abolitionists in 19th century.

Research paper thumbnail of “A Nation where the Colors Blend: U.S. Perspectives on Brazilian Slavery, Abolition and Race.” Circum Atlantic Studies Seminar, Vanderbilt University,  Center of Latin American Studies.

Research paper thumbnail of Cartaz Seminário Internacional "Emancipação, Inclusão, Exclusão. Desafios do Passado e do Presente

Research paper thumbnail of Ventres livres. Gênero, maternidade e legislação, São Paulo:  Fundação Editora Unesp, 2021Fundação Editora Unesp

Maria Helena P. T. Machado, Luciana Brito, Iamara Viana e Flávio Gomes (organizadores), 2021

O objetivo de Ventres livres? Gênero, maternidade e legislação é explorar, pela perspectiva do gê... more O objetivo de Ventres livres? Gênero, maternidade e legislação é explorar, pela perspectiva do gênero, da raça e da liberdade, aspectos múltiplos e complexos da escravidão de mulheres no processo de emancipação, tanto no Brasil como em outras sociedades escravistas atlânticas, centrando especialmente nossa problemática em questões vinculadas às violências da escravidão e às resistências apresentadas por essas mulheres.