abstract
Roger Bastide and Florestan Fernandes carried out researches on race relations sponsored by international organizations when, in the 1960s, the United States created affirmative actions to respond to its racial inequality. Conclusions from the sociologists enhanced discussions about the same issue in Brazil. The time has come for the understanding that our democracy excludes the Negro population. It is analyzed in this article the formation of Bastide and Fernandes’ sociological thought under American thesis of race relations, as well as the impact of this thought over the debate on Brazilian racism.
Keywords:
Race Relations; Class Society; Inequality; Human Rights