Abstract
The present text analyzes evidences about the first offers of instruction, destined to the popular classes and also to the black population of Santa Catarina. Through the evidential paradigm, he collected data in periodicals and official documents such as provincial reports of the time, as well as historiographical and sociological productions on the subject. Its objective is to register that there was struggle, resistance and protagonism of marginalized subjects, in this case, assisted in these institutions, who wrote their influence for the change of status from gift to right in the conception of instruction for the popular classes. By socializing these historical records, we hope to help fight racist practices still present in this state, which are also fed by making the histories of these populations unviable.
Keywords:
Instruction for young and adult people; Whitening; School of Apprentices for Sailors of Santa Catarina; Night Schools of Santa Catarina