The objective of this article is to investigate possible explanations for the apparent antagonism between the black population of the city of Rio de Janeiro, and the first Republican governments. The author argues that black hostility to some Republican policies has had a profound cultural significance, the sources of which are to be found in the long and varied experience of the struggle against slavery in the 19th century.
The objective of this article is to investigate possible explanations for the apparent antagonism between the black population of the city of Rio de Janeiro, and the first Republican governments. The author argues that black hostility to some Republican policies has had a profound cultural significance, the sources of which are to be found in the long and varied experience of the struggle against slavery in the 19th century.
The objective of this article is to investigate possible explanations for the apparent antagonism between the black population of the city of Rio de Janeiro, and the first Republican governments. The author argues that black hostility to some Republican policies has had a profound cultural significance, the sources of which are to be found in the long and varied experience of the struggle against slavery in the 19th century.