Identidades escorregadias: escravidão, racismo e abolicionismo a partir do jornal Cidade do Rio (1887-1888)

Abstract

This paper aims to address some identity perspectives from the black press published in the late 1980s. I seek to analyze stories of violence present in slavery that unfold after the abolition and, to some extent, in the 21st century. The analyzes are made from the newspaper Cidade do Rio, owned by the abolitionist José do Patrocínio. Therefore, the work goes through issues that are intertwined with discussions about abolition, racism, identity, violence and crime. Seeking to understand how justice can be questioned in media such as the press. And in the specific case of this work, the black press. That pay attention to injustices against the black population enslaved and liberated in the post-abolition. Finally, I seek to point to the role of justice in the construction of a criminal identity for black and black, which is one of the objectives of this work. Understanding these links is an essential part of understanding the history of nineteenth-century Brazil.