COLLECTIVE MEMORY IN A RURAL BLACK COMMUNITY FROM THE SOUTH OF THE BRAZIL

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Leandro Haerter

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This article discusses collective memory as an essential element of the process of maroon self-identification as a rural black community of the South of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. From ethnographic and historical data, its articulates a discussion on the theme of collective memory, emphasizing the figure of the ladies owners of slaves who originated that black territory through “leaves” of land and a possible negotiation process of the former slaves with their ladies, in the search for greater autonomy for the blacks during slavery. 

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Haerter, L. (2013). COLLECTIVE MEMORY IN A RURAL BLACK COMMUNITY FROM THE SOUTH OF THE BRAZIL. Journal of Black Brazilian Researchers Association, 5(10), 204–226. Retrieved from https://abpn.emnuvens.com.br/site/article/view/210
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