Movement of black men and women in Brazil: in search of a historical-critical interpretation

Abstract

This article proposes a historical-critical interpretation of the Black Movement in Brazil, based on bibliographic research with an exploratory and descriptive character. The study's methodology initially consists of presenting the main theories on social movements, followed by elaborating an interpretative proposal of a historical-critical character, directed to the analysis of the Black Movement in Brazil. As part of this analysis, a synthesis of the concept of quilombo is presented, considering the quilombagem movement as an integral expression of the Black Movement. It is concluded that the Black Movement, as a modern social movement, although often interpreted from Eurocentric and civilizational perspectives, can be understood more coherently in the light of historical materialism.