Black Power movement

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African-American history topic political movement social movement

The Black Power movement was a mid-20th-century Black American political and cultural movement that emphasized racial pride, self-determination, and resistance to systemic oppression.

Observed surface forms (5)

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Black Power	0	7
Black nationalism	0	7
Black Power era	0	1
Black Power movement in the United States	0	1
Black power	0	1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American history topic → political movement → social movement →
contributedTo	development of African American studies as an academic field → greater visibility of Black culture in U.S. media → redefinition of Black identity in the United States → rise of Black elected officials in the United States →
criticizedBy	some leaders of the mainstream civil rights movement →
criticizedFor	perceived militancy → perceived racial separatism →
demanded	better housing for Black communities → community control of police → community control of schools → employment opportunities for African Americans → end to police violence → release of political prisoners → reparations for slavery and racism →
developedFrom	Black nationalist traditions in the United States → American civil rights movement → surface form: Civil rights movement Pan-Africanist movements → anti-colonial struggles in Africa and the Caribbean →
emergedInDecade	1960s →
hasCoreIdea	Black Arts Movement → surface form: Black aesthetic Black cultural nationalism → Black political autonomy → Black Power movement self-linksurface differs → surface form: Black power Black self-determination → Black solidarity → Pan-Africanism → anti-imperialism → community control → economic self-sufficiency → racial pride → resistance to systemic racism → self-defense →
hasCulturalExpression	Afro hairstyle → Afrocentric fashion → Black Arts Movement → Black nationalist literature → political soul and funk music →
hasEthnicFocus	Black Americans → surface form: African Americans
hasKeyEvent	1966 Meredith March Against Fear → 1967 Detroit rebellion → 1967 Newark riots → 1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute → National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972 → formation of the Black Panther Party in 1966 →
hasKeyFigure	Amiri Baraka → Angela Davis → Assata Shakur → Bobby Seale → Eldridge Cleaver → H. Rap Brown → Huey P. Newton → James Forman → Kathleen Cleaver → Stokely Carmichael → surface form: Kwame Ture Malcolm X → Stokely Carmichael →
hasKeyOrganization	Black Panther Party → Congress of African People → League of Revolutionary Black Workers → Nation of Islam → Republic of New Afrika → Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee → US Organization →
hasMainRegion	United States of America → surface form: United States
hasTactic	armed self-defense → boycotts → community programs → electoral politics → mass protest → political education → student strikes →
hasTimePeriod	mid-20th century →
influenced	Black Arts Movement → Black Lives Matter Global Network → surface form: Black Lives Matter movement Black feminist movement → liberation theology → surface form: Black liberation theology ethnic studies programs in U.S. universities → hip hop culture → multicultural education in the United States → student activism in the United States →
opposed	U.S. imperialism → economic exploitation of Black communities → police brutality → racial segregation → white supremacy →
sloganPopularizedBy	Stokely Carmichael →
wasMostActiveInDecade	1960s → 1970s →
wasSubjectOf	COINTELPRO surveillance → FBI repression →

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1966 Meredith March Against Fear → associatedWith → Black Power movement →

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Nation of Islam → associatedWith → Black Power movement →

Black is beautiful → associatedWithMovement → Black Power movement →

No Name in the Street → discusses → Black Power movement →

African American studies → emergedFrom → Black Power movement →

Black Power movement → hasCoreIdea → Black Power movement self-linksurface differs →

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Pan-Africanism → hasIdeologyType → Black Power movement →

this entity surface form: Black nationalism

League of Revolutionary Black Workers → ideology → Black Power movement →

this entity surface form: Black nationalism

African-American history → includesPeriod → Black Power movement →

Malcolm X → influenced → Black Power movement →

Pan-Africanism → influenced → Black Power movement →

Stokely Carmichael → influenced → Black Power movement →

this entity surface form: Black Power movement in the United States

The Autobiography of Malcolm X → influenced → Black Power movement →

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Nation of Islam → influencedBy → Black Power movement →

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Red Power movement → influencedBy → Black Power movement →

Republic of New Afrika → influencedBy → Black Power movement →

Marcus Garvey → inspired → Black Power movement →

Amiri Baraka → movement → Black Power movement →

Angela Davis → movement → Black Power movement →

Askia Touré → movement → Black Power movement →

Assata Shakur → movement → Black Power movement →

Black Panther Party → movement → Black Power movement →

Bobby Seale → movement → Black Power movement →

Congress of African People → movement → Black Power movement →

Eldridge Cleaver → movement → Black Power movement →

Floyd McKissick → movement → Black Power movement →

H. Rap Brown → movement → Black Power movement →

Haki R. Madhubuti → movement → Black Power movement →

Huey P. Newton → movement → Black Power movement →

James Forman → movement → Black Power movement →

Kathleen Cleaver → movement → Black Power movement →

League of Revolutionary Black Workers → movement → Black Power movement →

Lowndes County Freedom Organization → movement → Black Power movement →

Malcolm X → movement → Black Power movement →

this entity surface form: Black nationalism

Malcolm X → movement → Black Power movement →

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Marcus Garvey → movement → Black Power movement →

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Organization of Afro-American Unity → movement → Black Power movement →

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US Organization → movement → Black Power movement →

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Republic of New Afrika → partOf → Black Power movement →

Eldridge Cleaver → politicalAlignment → Black Power movement →

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