“Onda Negra, Medo Branco”: the work of Célia Maria in the case of the Occupation Carolina de Jesus do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto in Pernambuco

Abstract

When writing the work, "Onda Negra, Medo Branco: the black in the imaginary of the elites - XIX century", Célia Maria observed how the social control of black people and their territories was a constant in the pre and post abolitionist discourse, justifying itself by what the author calls "white fear". Based on this historical data, the article aims to demonstrate that this element still permeates state discourses involving black territories, especially the occupations of the Homeless Workers Movement (MTST). For this purpose, the methodology of the case study was used to look into the Repossession Action of the Carolina de Jesus Occupation, in Pernambuco, demonstrating how race and class criteria influence the performance of the judiciary and the bodies of the justice as a whole.