Florestan Fernandes and the question of black people: academic and political battles

Since  his  first  research  on  the  issue  of  black  people  in  the early 1950s,  Florestan Fernandes  faceddifferent  currents  of  thought  in  socialsciences.Such  theoretical debates went beyond the academic scope and had repercussions on the rights agenda of the black movement. This article...

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Author: Silveira, Paulo Henrique Fernandes
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Repository:Estudos de Sociologia (Recife. Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.periodicos.ufpe.br:article/249316
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/revsocio/article/view/249316
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:the question of black people
academic battle
Florestan Fernandes
racial democracy
black moviment
questão do negro
batalha acadêmica
democracia racial
movimento negro
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Summary:Since  his  first  research  on  the  issue  of  black  people  in  the early 1950s,  Florestan Fernandes  faceddifferent  currents  of  thought  in  socialsciences.Such  theoretical debates went beyond the academic scope and had repercussions on the rights agenda of the black movement. This article aims to analyze the importance of the research and the positions  defended  by  Fernandes  at  the  confluence  between  academic  and  politicalbattles.