Michael Hanchard is Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of Orpheus and Power: The Movimento Negro of Rio de Janeiro and SÃo Paulo, Brazil, 1945–1988.

“In assembling this collection of essays, Michael Hanchard moves us beyond the traditional academic boundaries to underscore the relationship between theories and practices in Brazilian race relations.”-Anani Dzidzienyo, Brown University "This volume is the most important collection of essays on contemporary Brazilian racial politics available to English readers since Pierre-Michel Fontaine's Race, Class, and Power in Brazil. Specialists and general readers alike will profit from the scholarly essays and the testimonials from veteran Brazilian activists."—Robert Anderson, North Carolina A&T State University

• Introduction / Michael Hanchard Free African Brazilians and the State in Slavery Times / Richard Graham Black Cinderella? Race and the Public Sphere in Brazil / Michael Hanchard Ethnic Boundaries and Political Mobilization among African Brazilians: Comparisons with the U.S. Case / Edward E. Telles Racial Democracy and Racial Identity: Comparing the United States and Brazil / Howard Winant Miguel Reale and the Impact of Conservative Modernization on Brazilian Race Relations / Michael Mitchell Women and Racial Inequality at Work in Brazil / Peggy A. Lovell Notes on Racial and Political Inequality in Brazil / Carlos Hasenbalg and Nelson do Valle Silva The Black Movement and Political Parties: A Challenging Alliance / Benedita da Silva My Conscience, My Struggle / Thereza Santos Blacks and Political Power / Ivanir dos Santos Contributors Index

Michael Hanchard is Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of Orpheus and Power: The Movimento Negro of Rio de Janeiro and SÃo Paulo, Brazil, 1945–1988.

“In assembling this collection of essays, Michael Hanchard moves us beyond the traditional academic boundaries to underscore the relationship between theories and practices in Brazilian race relations.”-Anani Dzidzienyo, Brown University "This volume is the most important collection of essays on contemporary Brazilian racial politics available to English readers since Pierre-Michel Fontaine's Race, Class, and Power in Brazil. Specialists and general readers alike will profit from the scholarly essays and the testimonials from veteran Brazilian activists."—Robert Anderson, North Carolina A&T State University

• Introduction / Michael Hanchard Free African Brazilians and the State in Slavery Times / Richard Graham Black Cinderella? Race and the Public Sphere in Brazil / Michael Hanchard Ethnic Boundaries and Political Mobilization among African Brazilians: Comparisons with the U.S. Case / Edward E. Telles Racial Democracy and Racial Identity: Comparing the United States and Brazil / Howard Winant Miguel Reale and the Impact of Conservative Modernization on Brazilian Race Relations / Michael Mitchell Women and Racial Inequality at Work in Brazil / Peggy A. Lovell Notes on Racial and Political Inequality in Brazil / Carlos Hasenbalg and Nelson do Valle Silva The Black Movement and Political Parties: A Challenging Alliance / Benedita da Silva My Conscience, My Struggle / Thereza Santos Blacks and Political Power / Ivanir dos Santos Contributors Index

Michael Hanchard is Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of Orpheus and Power: The Movimento Negro of Rio de Janeiro and SÃo Paulo, Brazil, 1945–1988.

“In assembling this collection of essays, Michael Hanchard moves us beyond the traditional academic boundaries to underscore the relationship between theories and practices in Brazilian race relations.”-Anani Dzidzienyo, Brown University "This volume is the most important collection of essays on contemporary Brazilian racial politics available to English readers since Pierre-Michel Fontaine's Race, Class, and Power in Brazil. Specialists and general readers alike will profit from the scholarly essays and the testimonials from veteran Brazilian activists."—Robert Anderson, North Carolina A&T State University

• Introduction / Michael Hanchard Free African Brazilians and the State in Slavery Times / Richard Graham Black Cinderella? Race and the Public Sphere in Brazil / Michael Hanchard Ethnic Boundaries and Political Mobilization among African Brazilians: Comparisons with the U.S. Case / Edward E. Telles Racial Democracy and Racial Identity: Comparing the United States and Brazil / Howard Winant Miguel Reale and the Impact of Conservative Modernization on Brazilian Race Relations / Michael Mitchell Women and Racial Inequality at Work in Brazil / Peggy A. Lovell Notes on Racial and Political Inequality in Brazil / Carlos Hasenbalg and Nelson do Valle Silva The Black Movement and Political Parties: A Challenging Alliance / Benedita da Silva My Conscience, My Struggle / Thereza Santos Blacks and Political Power / Ivanir dos Santos Contributors Index