Congress of African People
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African American organization
Black nationalist organization
cultural organization
political organization
The Congress of African People was a prominent Black nationalist and cultural organization in the United States that emerged from the Black Power movement and worked to advance Black political, cultural, and community empowerment in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American organization
ⓘ
Black nationalist organization ⓘ cultural organization ⓘ political organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amiri Baraka
ⓘ
Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalGoal |
promotion of African heritage
ⓘ
promotion of Black cultural pride ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
|
| focus |
Black cultural expression
ⓘ
Black political organizing ⓘ community organizing ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Amiri Baraka ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Black Power era
ⓘ
post–civil rights era ⓘ |
| ideology |
Black nationalism
ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ cultural nationalism ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Amiri Baraka ⓘ |
| movement | Black Power movement ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
Black self-determination
ⓘ
independent Black political power ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance Black community empowerment
ⓘ
advance Black cultural empowerment ⓘ advance Black political empowerment ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| socialIssue |
Black cultural institutions
ⓘ
Black education ⓘ community control ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | mass membership organization ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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