A IMPORTÂNCIA DA HISTÓRIA AFRICANA E AFRO-BRASILEIRA NO CURRÍCULO DE ESCOLAS NO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL NO BRASIL

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This research proposes to address the importance of African and Afro-Brazilian History and Culture in the curriculum of basic education schools in Brazil, focusing on the initial years of Elementary Education. In the cultural sphere, the term multiculturalism uses the prefix multi,

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which, in the dictionary, indicates a lot, numerous. Multiculturality implies a set of cultures in contact, but without mixing: it is about several cultures on the same level. Within this aspect, on January 9, 2003, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned Law No. 10,639. This law is considered a milestone in Brazilian education, as it made teaching African and Afro-Brazilian history and culture mandatory. Therefore, the general objective of this research is to analyze how African and Afro-Brazilian History and Culture have been approached in the curriculum of basic education schools in Brazil. The specific objective is to critically analyze how a textbook of the 3rd year of fundamental of a public school, in the south of Minas Gerais, addresses the themes explained in Law 10.639 and discuss the importance of schools valuing the themes of African culture in the curriculum of schools in Brazil. The methodology is bibliographical research. The results point to the need for public policies to combat structural racism.