Is there moral reparation for racial discrimination victims?
Racial Discrimination. Racial Prejudice. Moral insult. Moral Reparation.
The present study aims to understand the experience of Black individual swho have suffered racial discrimination and whether they perceive that reparations have been made for the damages caused to their dignity. Black individuals live with racial prejudice as a stigma present in Brazilian society, often without redress. The aggressions they endure serve as a daily reminder that the image reflected in the mirror will not necessarily be associated with who they perceive themselves to be, but rather with stereotypes deeply rooted in Brazilian culture, a legacy of a slaveholding and colonial past that permeates institutions, vernaculars, and the population's imagination. Initially, the study presents interviews with Black individuals who have experiencedracial discrimination, followed by an analysis of the concepts of Race,Prejudice, and Identityand howthey relate to the interviewees. Subsequently, an analysis is conducted on some anti-discrimination legislative instruments and their impacto on combating racial discrimination, followed by final considerations regarding the existence of moral reparation for victims of racial discrimination and the possibility of implications forfuture research.