“Mas, professora, o segurança e o policial são negros também!”: narrativas docentes sobre o tema da escravização no ensino de história em Juiz de Fora (MG)

Abstract

The present work analyzed how teachers from the municipal teaching network of Juiz de Fora work in their classes with the theme of enslavement that occurred in the region. Starting from the present time, official curriculum documents were observed, curricula for the curricular component of History, documents that define Education for Ethnic-racial Relations in basic education as mandatory. It also investigates how these teachers who work or worked in Basic Education in the city of Juiz de Fora observe the presence or absence of elements that evoke the memory of enslavement that occurred in this region, as well as incite observations about the present in terms of ethnic-racial inequalities inside and outside school environments. The methodology chosen for data collection was semi-structured interviews, seeking to correlate the official curriculum documentation on Education for ethnic-racial relations, such as law 10.639/03 and the curriculum proposal of the Juiz de Fora Department of Education to the curricular component of History with the observations of teachers from the municipal teaching network. The bibliographic choice was based on Brazilian and black authors, in addition to a preference for decolonial theories. Therefore, the research aims to contribute to the reflection on memories, cultures, imaginaries and everyday life, in addition to thinking about how these are organized and influence the local History Teaching, discussing issues such as silencing, curriculum and participation of blacks in the sociocultural construction, in the development economy of the city and opening the possibility of thinking about Brazilian education in its entirety. In addition, it also addresses possible remnants left by the institution of slavery in the present time, through the voice and experience of subjects inserted in the daily life of the city.