Visibilização dos relatos do(as) jovens do Quilombo Macaúbas Palmito sobre o racismo sofrido durante o processo de escolarização, e a educação escolar quilombola

Abstract

The schooling process of young people from the Quilombo Macaúbas Palmito community – located in the municipality of Bocaiúva-MG – is marked by conflicts and obstacles that make it difficult for them to learn and complete their studies. The aims of this dissertation were to identify the difficulties faced by quilombola students, to make visible – through their accounts – the obstacles imposed by racism in the educational context, and to analyze whether the public school that receives them, located in the district of Terra Branca (Bocaiúva/MG), is guided by the Curriculum Guidelines for Education on Ethnic-Racial Relations, Laws 10639/03 and 11645/08, as well as the Curriculum Guidelines for Quilombola School Education. Even though it is outside quilombola territory, this school, according to current legislation, must consider the determinations of quilombola school education, given the significant number of quilombola people who enter it. The research, which seeks to give visibility to the views of young quilombolas, was carried out through conversation circles, mediated by a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. During these meetings, recurring manifestations of racism in the school environment were reported, often expressed through direct violence, such as the use of derogatory nicknames and name-calling. The investigation also included an analysis of the school's Political-Pedagogical Project (PPP) and some of its projects, with the aim of verifying whether there are any concrete actions to combat racism and compliance with the legal requirements regarding compulsory quilombola school education.