Revisitando líderes negros na literatura juvenil afro-brasileira: Palmares de Zumbi (2019), de Leonardo Chalub.

Abstract

This article aims is to analyze Leonardo Chalub's book, Palmares de Zumbi, published in 2019. Considering the growth of studies and publications focused on contemporary trends that dialogue with the social markers of difference, by Base Nacional Comum Curricular Brasileira ( 2019), – studies on gender, ethnic-racial issues, social inclusion of people with disabilities, and other transversal themes – the focus of this analysis is to think about rewriting the story of this black leader aimed at young readers. The critical study is anchored in works that highlight the relevance of Afro-Brazilian literature for children and young people, such as Cavalleiro (2001), Machado (2011), Debus (2018), Godoy (2023), and the contemporary historical novel, according to Esteves (2010), among other critical and theoretical studies. It is expected that this work, based on the literary representation in question, will contribute to the reflection on the need to rescue the past, highlighting the usefulness of questioning the social markers of difference, especially ethnic-racial issues, to ultimately promote the understanding of social relations and inequalities, in addition to the reframing of what was placed on the margins and the importance of the positive representation of the black image in the classroom, especially of heroic figures.