Third World Left in the United States
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Third World Left in the United States refers to a constellation of radical organizations and movements, largely led by people of color, that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s to link anti-racist, anti-imperialist, and socialist struggles within the U.S. to global liberation movements in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political tendency
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radical left formation ⓘ social movement current ⓘ |
| advocates |
self-determination for oppressed nationalities in the United States
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socialist transformation of U.S. society ⓘ solidarity with national liberation movements abroad ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| facesOppositionFrom |
U.S. federal government
NERFINISHED
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local police and law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasKeyTheme |
Third World solidarity
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anti-police brutality organizing ⓘ community control of institutions ⓘ community self-defense ⓘ prisoner and political prisoner support ⓘ revolutionary culture and education ⓘ unity of oppressed peoples of color ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
anti-imperialist
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anti-racist ⓘ internationalist ⓘ revolutionary nationalist ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War era
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War era ⓘ decolonization period ⓘ |
| includesOrganizations |
Asian American Political Alliance
NERFINISHED
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Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Brown Berets NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wor Kuen NERFINISHED ⓘ La Raza Unida Party NERFINISHED ⓘ League of Revolutionary Black Workers NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rican Socialist Party (U.S. branches) NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolutionary Union Movements in auto plants ⓘ Third World Women’s Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asian American movement
NERFINISHED
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Black Power movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicano movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rican independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Third World liberation movements ⓘ anti-colonial struggles ⓘ |
| ledPrimarilyBy | people of color ⓘ |
| legacyIncludes |
influence on contemporary Third World and global South solidarity work
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influence on contemporary anti-racist organizing in the United States ⓘ influence on contemporary prison abolition and police abolition movements ⓘ |
| linksStruggles |
anti-imperialist struggles in the United States
ⓘ
anti-racist struggles in the United States ⓘ socialist struggles in the United States ⓘ |
| linksTo |
global liberation movements in Africa
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global liberation movements in Asia ⓘ global liberation movements in Latin America ⓘ |
| opposes |
U.S. imperialism
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racial capitalism ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| subjectTo | COINTELPRO surveillance and repression ⓘ |
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