O ensino de história e cultura afro-brasileira: contribuindo com o combate ao racismo no ambiente escolar

Abstract

This work consists of a study about how the Afro-Brazilian History and Culture is developed, which is offered in the municipal schools of the town of Olho D'Água do Casado-AL, whose main objective is to analyze how the discipline AfroBrazilian History and Culture is taught and if the teacher had / has adequate training to work with the subject; however the data collection was done in only one municipal school. We will bring as theoretical contribution studies from an anti-racist perspective. The methodology used was qualitative in which we conducted interviews with the teacher responsible for the implementation of the discipline; a coordinator, a teacher and two students from the ninth grade (Elementary School II) in order to understand the perceptions about racism and the importance of this discussion in school. The importance of Law 10639/03 is the guiding line for studies on ethnic-racial relations to be addressed in the classroom.