History and Culture Afro-Brazilian: a look at the Law 10639/2003 school libraries

Abstract

The proposal envisions this article analyze the actions taken by libraries Schools State of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, with regard to the application of Law 10.639, of January 9, 2003, which added and changed respectively to Articles 26A and 79B of Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (LDB). The first refers to the obligation of all institutions of elementary and high schools, public and private, include in their curriculum the teaching of "History and Afro-Brazilian struggle of blacks in Brazil, the Brazilian black culture and black in the formation of national society, rescuing the contribution of black people in the social, economic and political pertinent to the history of Brazil". The second article includes the school calendar, November 20, as 'National Day of Black Consciousness'. This is an ethnographic qualitative design with bibliography, systematic observation and interview. The research was set in the libraries of the three largest state schools in the city. We seek to survey the acquits Law 10639/03. Also sought to assess the use of that material by teachers and students of institutions visited and contribute to the recognition of the importance of the school library as a social instrument and teaching, and reflect on assessment procedures for their services in the teaching process. In this sense, perceive the library as a mediator of information. This research in conducted under the Brazilian Center, Latin American and Caribbean Studies in Race Relations, Gender and Social Movements - N'BLAC, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA).