SER NEGRO NO MARAJÓ: NOTAS SOBRE IDENTIDADE E RACISMO NA AMAZÔNIA PARAENSE

Abstract

We approached being black and racism in Marajó, in order to reflect about its peculiarities in the region. First, we deal with the history of blacks in the Amazon, questioning their presence in the culture of the Amazon from Pará. Subsequently, we discussed the process of struggles and resistance that consolidated affirmative  policies and the impacts of colorism on the processes of self-declaration and consequently racial identity.Finally, we present the results of the research, whose locus was the municipality of Breves (Marajó / PA). This research is exploratory, based on bibliographic survey and interview structured study carried out with 34 subjects, 32 students and 2 technicians from higher education institutions. The research was carried out in August and September 2017.We note that debates about race, ethnicity, racism, black and blackness are still real question marks for students of higher education courses, a table that indicates the weaknesses in the basic education of these subjects and being a problem that ends up not being surpassed by the pedagogical projects of the courses that have not yet managed consolidate anti-racist education.