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AbstractIn this article, I discuss Black transnational solidarity and liberation in the Americas by analyzing the historical relationship between W. E. B. Du Bois and Brazil from 1900 to 1940. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Du Bois was studying, writing, and publishing about Brazil. He was interested in creating international solidarity and cooperation among Black people. However, Du Bois (as well as other African Americans) promoted the idea that Brazil was a place without racism, a racial paradise. This idea served as a basis for a theory that oppressed Afro-Brazilians—the myth of racial democracy. In this article, I explore Du Bois’s relationship with Brazil, highlighting possible reasons why Du Bois engaged with the myth of racial democracy. In addition, I argue that this historical event teaches us that an Afro-diasporic liberation project must seriously consider global and material inequalities among Black people.
Title: Du Bois and Brazil
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AbstractIn this article, I discuss Black transnational solidarity and liberation in the Americas by analyzing the historical relationship between W.
E.
B.
Du Bois and Brazil from 1900 to 1940.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Du Bois was studying, writing, and publishing about Brazil.
He was interested in creating international solidarity and cooperation among Black people.
However, Du Bois (as well as other African Americans) promoted the idea that Brazil was a place without racism, a racial paradise.
This idea served as a basis for a theory that oppressed Afro-Brazilians—the myth of racial democracy.
In this article, I explore Du Bois’s relationship with Brazil, highlighting possible reasons why Du Bois engaged with the myth of racial democracy.
In addition, I argue that this historical event teaches us that an Afro-diasporic liberation project must seriously consider global and material inequalities among Black people.
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